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Camera solution probes 3,800-foot shaft
A major mining company had a unique challenge and came knocking on the door of Sudbury-based Minewise Technology Ltd. The challenge involved an inspection of a sealed-off abandoned shaft to assist...
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Mining industry offered flight simulator expertise
CAE Mining, a subsidiary of CAE Inc., the global leader in simulation and training for the civil aviation and defence industries, will introduce its first simulator for the mining industry at MINExpo...
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Aquatech Dewatering targets mining industry
Northern Ontario’s hot mining sector was the main reason Aquatech Dewatering and sister company Aquatech Pump and Power branched out to Sudbury last year, but it was also a homecoming for three of the...
View ArticleA repository of mining expertise
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the complaint that mining companies are slow to embrace change and never want to be the first to try something new. Well, that doesn’t appear to be the case any...
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Underground mill proposed for Eagle’s Nest
Building an underground mine in one of the world’s largest wetlands regions 350 kilometres from the nearest transportation infrastructure poses several challenges. Without an obvious source of...
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Seabed mining poised for takeoff
Mining asteroids and the South Pole of the moon may sound too much like science fiction, but seabed mining is a different story. Steven Scott, Emeritus professor of Geology at the University of...
View ArticleThe peaks of profit in the distance
The mining supply sector depends on tomorrow’s prices. Tomorrow’s metal prices decide how many mining machines are ordered today. Tomorrow’s prices decide whether development projects go ahead....
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Photographer captures heart and soul of mining
Discovering a niche market in mining has helped Steve Clapp of Creative Photography expand into an area he never would have ventured. Several years ago, Clapp, a seasoned portrait and nature...
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Timmins miners perform on Canada Sings
They may not win any Grammys for their singing but the glee team from Dumas Mining in Timmins put tremendous heart and soul into their performance on Global TV’s Canada Sings in early June. The...
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Training centre focuses on small contractors
A trio of Sudbury mining veterans, Dennis Shannon, Mike Mooney and Otto Rost, have teamed up to establish the National Mine Safety Training Centre (NMSTC). There are a lot of contractors working in...
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