Vitreo Minerals, a sand and gravel supplier based in Golden, B.C., Canada, proposes to build an open-pit mine and two processing facilities that could produce 2 million tonnes of frac sand per year for up to 20 years. The Angus mine, which has the potential to supply up to 400 fracking wells per year, would be B.C.’s only operating frac sand mine. Read the full story…
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Chamber of Marine Commerce Decries Binds on Supply Chains
Customs clearance processes are a key part of moving what matters to businesses and consumers throughout Canada, and the federal government is responsible for ensuring those processes are carried out efficiently and effectively. There is an ever-increasing number of examples where the federal government is not living up to that responsibility to the detriment of the economy and the strength…
Read MoreSuperior Teams With Ault Equipment
Superior Industries, Inc. announced a new full-line dealer partnership with Waterloo, Québec-based Ault Equipment. The dealer now exclusively represents Superior’s crushing, screening, washing and conveying equipment in Ontario, Québec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Read MoreFour Quarries to Provide Massive Amounts of Stone for New Canadian Battery Plant
A new $4.9-billion electric-vehicle battery plant near Windsor, Ontario, Canada, will require more than a million tonnes of crushed stone by the end of the year, according to the CBC.
Read MoreBKT Expands OTR Footprint in Canada
BKT Tires Canada Inc. announced an off-the-road (OTR) tire supply alliance with Fountain Tire. Effective immediately, Fountain Tire will have full access to BKT’s OTR product line-up for sale through its locations across Canada.
Read MoreAED: In Canada, Liberals Retain Minority Government
The Canadian federal election has come and gone, and the results appear to be very similar to those of the 2019 election, according to an analysis by Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). While there are still races that are too close to call, the Liberals have secured another minority government. The current tally has the Liberals at 158 seats, (up three…
Read MoreCanadian Election Features Infrastructure Emphasis
The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC) officially launched its advocacy campaign for the upcoming Canadian federal election. ACEC will be engaging with federal candidates from all the major parties and encouraging them to make infrastructure investments a priority in their election platforms.
Read MoreAthabasca Locks Down Sand Deposits; Offers Operational Update
Athabasca Minerals Inc. (AMI) has bought out the “at arm’s length” partners of Privco1 and Privco2 to secure 100% ownership of each company, which respectively hold the Montney and Duvernay premium domestic sand deposits in Alberta, Canada. These transactions were combined and concluded for eight million AMI shares (plus $1.00), to be issued in three milestone installments and valued at $2.0 million…
Read MoreAMI Silica Receives Development Permit in Canada
Athabasca Minerals Inc.’s subsidiary AMI Silica Inc. has received approval of its Development Permit for industrial sand processing, storage and distribution facilities in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Canada.
Read MoreBadger Mining Corp. Acquires Transloading Facility
Badger Mining Corp. (BMC), Berlin, Wis., further committed to the Canadian market with the asset acquisition of Di-Corp’s state-of-the-art transload facility in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada, located 12 miles north of Grand Prairie, Alberta.
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