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With more than 1,900 engineering and technical specialists working on mining projects around the world, we offer our clients insight and experience in every facet of the business. AMEC advances projec
Concentrating on Mining …Proving our worth
It’s All About Adding True Value. No two ores, no two mines, and no two minerals processing plants are identical. Which is why our extensive experience an
InfoMine, the world’s leading provider of online mining information, is proud to introduce MINING.com, the first magazine about mining and mineral ex ex¬ploration with a unique focus: each article is
The Truth Behind Wages
And How They Are Measured in the Mining Industry
The Changing Face of Education in Mining
From Mining Resources to Mining Networks: The New Challenges for Women in the Mi
by Jack Caldwell and Cecilia Jamasmie
“Am I earning a fair salary?”
This is a question everyone asks but determining what is fair can be tricky. "It's like houses," says Bill Coleman, Senior Vi
compensation" for presidents was only $90,000, whereas vice-presidents got a whopping $213,000; however, the salary difference is not as large. Presidents of junior mining companies got a salary of $2
underground worker would get more, not less. The answer may be that at large surface coal mines the electrician gets $24.36 whereas at small open pit mines the average is dragged down by a rate of $21
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by Simon Houlding
Changes in mining education are impacting all levels of tertiary and professional education. Pressure for change is coming from three principal directions:
• a chronic shortage
within which schools complement each other. This approach also increases the available student audience and helps to justify development and delivery of teaching programs. Students are required to tra
Benefits of the learning model include ...
• integration of the convenience of online learning with the dynamics of a classroom session by industry specialists
• a minimum requirement for time away
One of the first examples of online education was the Master of Engineering in Mining program (See box) offered by the University of Missouri - Rolla. This has been available since 2001 and currently
by Cecilia Jasmamie
Colleen Roche, a 30-year-old with a graduate degree in mining, entered the profession since she likes hands-on-work and getting out into the field. But she noticed while working
"It can affect you in a positive or a negative way. From a business point of view, for example, being a woman can be an advantage. People tend to remember you so networking is easier," she says.
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Susan P. Craig, M.Sc., P. Geo.
VP Corporate Affairs, Director
Northern Freegold Resources Ltd
When Susan Craig finished a bachelor's degree in Science at the University of Calgary and enrolled th
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Masters of Mining Engineering (MEng) at the University of British Columbia
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering offers a Master of Mining Engineering
You can’t find a stick big enough to wave at all the financial newsletters out there. InfoMine asked Kevin Barker, a veteran business journalist who worked for seven years as an investigative crime re
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Stock-market analysts are everywhere, and you can probably find one to say almost anything you might want to hear. They're usually assertive and sound quite authoritative.
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Finding a mineral deposit that will result in a profitable mine is a long shot. On average and with considerable variation, 1,000 mineral indications will result in 77 prospects, which in turn will re
Part one of two part conversation with Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. Global Investors Inc.
By Michael McCrae
Frank Holmes, CEO of a large mutual fund company that has enjoyed a good run due to the
by Michael McCrae
The sources of mining news on the web just keep proliferating. There are websites, blogs, news aggregators, podcasts and even video sharing. Don’t forget there are the old sources
The shadow of a helicopter flying over an oil exploration in Chile.
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Helicopter in the volcano crater.
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Lama Helicopter transporting drilling equipment for seismic exploration, Monroe, Utah, U.S.A.
In a tricky spot, the pilot sets the load down like it was a sure-footed butterfly, Monroe, Utah, U.S.A
Galore Creek – carrying 15 Tonne Mack Truck.
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We shoot millions of pounds of Dyno Nobel explosives every day. If there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that nothing is more important th
By Daniel Miklovic, Mining Sector
Research Vice President
Gartner, Inc.
In mining organizations, new information technologies often get introduced by the operations and engineering functions or thr
Apple’s iTunes has shown the power of the audio format. Smart mining CIO’s will realize that the spoken word is a viable communication channel that provides technology for content distribution to empl
by Jack Caldwell
Mining is not only for mining engineers. Mining involves investors whose money makes it possible, regulators who permit or impede possibilities, and human resources officers who g
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Barrick is a leading international gold mining company, with a portfolio of operating mines and projects located in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Tanzania, Sou
that he remains "somewhat cautious" about progress on the federal side where they've had agreement for some time with respect to trans-border issues.
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With a large parts inventory and a worldwide market, Columbia Steel Casting finds that the web is the best way to serve its customers.
"We believe that helping people to find what they are looking
Geosynthetic materials, critical components in the design and performance of mining facilities, are commonly used for the containment of process solutions in heap leach pads, process and overflow pond
Issue 0804
April 2008
Focus: Country: Canada
Technology: Environment, Communities and Safety
Commodity: Uranium
Deadline for articles: Monday, January 21st
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February 2008
South Africa: Mining Indaba 2008 - Annual Conference for Natural Resources Professionals
2/4/2008 - 2/7/2008
Sweden: Conference on Minerals Engineering
2/5/2008 - 2/6/2008
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Australia: Mining the South West
2/26/2008 - 2/28/2008
U.S. Mining Equipment Auction - Los Angeles, California, USA
2/26/2008 - 2/28/2008
U.K.: Mining Journal's 20:20 Investor series - Austr
Italy: SAMOTER2008 - 27th International Earth-moving and Building Machinery Exhibition
3/5/2008 - 3/9/2008
U.S.: Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting
3/7/2008 - 3/11/2008
Australia: Brisbane International Mining & Engineering Expo 2008 - BRIMEX 2008
4/9/2008 - 4/11/2008
Canada: Calgary Resource Investment Conference
4/12/2008 - 4/13/2008
Asutralia: 10th AusIMM
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Amec - page 02
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Bedford Group - page 09
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