August 2026
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy could change the landscape for financing critical minerals projects
A blueprint for sustainable mining: The McIlvenna Bay mine
Ore flow under control: Technologies improving conveyor performance
Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy could change the landscape for financing critical minerals projects
A blueprint for sustainable mining: The McIlvenna Bay mine
Ore flow under control: Technologies improving conveyor performance
Names to Know 2026
Those on this year’s list are driving progress in areas ranging from environmental performance to Indigenous leadership and critical minerals development. Through their expertise, vision and commitment to collaboration, they are helping to position the industry for a more sustainable and resilient future.
Mark Carney pledges billions for Northern infrastructure, signaling a new tone in Ottawa. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto pilots autonomous blasthole drills at IOC in NL, and new scaling tech and training methods are advancing underground worker safety.
Mining for Talent: A new program, recently launched in Canada, offers first-year university students a funded, interactive introduction to the mining industry
Hudbay’s Copper Mountain mine
Advances in autonomous haulage
Rethinking the surface mine
Equinox Gold’s Valentine gold mine
Risk management redefined
CIM CONNECT Preliminary Program
Canada’s mining crossroads: The potential Anglo-Teck merger comes at a watershed moment for Canada
New flotation technologies
The next chapter in tailings management; B2Gold's Goose mine takes flight; New energy technologies
Flexibility for the future: Discovery to production timelines are stubbornly long. The demand for critical minerals is only growing. Should the industry re-imagine mine planning and design?
Why change management in mining is a must in the digital age
Project Profile: Torex Gold’s Media Luna mine
Automating with AI