USA and Canada

Whitmore focuses on cutting down wear in industrial applications – the tougher the job, the better Whitmore likes it.

When we spoke to Jack Ellis he was a long way geographically from Rockwall, Texas, where the specialized lubrication company is based—though not so far semantically. The firm’s much traveled VP of sales found himself in Rockhampton, a small town on the coast of Queensland. Traveling with distributors in Australia is his favorite way of connecting with key coal mining customers in the Hunter and Bowen Valleys.

Cardero Resource Corp. plans to mine coal in Canada and iron ore in Ghana. Since acquiring the Carbon Creek asset in northeastern British Columbia its corporate focus is on being an owner-operated coal producer committed to responsible and sustainable mining, with strong and positive stakeholder relationships.

Mining appears straightforward, but success depends on a host of different activities and disciplines, making it difficult to predict future performance and easy to hide uncomfortable facts. MICROMINE produces a software suite that draws an accurate picture to support sustainable business and sound investment decisions.

Martin Engineering is expecting to make a big splash at MINExpo International 2012 by introducing its own brand of electric vibrators and newly developed EVO heavy duty products for bulk handling applications.

Over the next three years, Coalspur will start to bring North America’s potentially largest export thermal coal mine into production. President and CEO Gill Winckler explains what makes this prospect so exciting.

Trolex, which designs and manufactures monitoring, control and automation equipment for the mining industry, has ambitious plans for growth and diversification. Technical director Stan Curtis talks about the will to innovate.

E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) is expanding its solar operations in the United States and relocating its global solar headquarters to San Francisco, California.

"We are very pleased with how quickly our US based development activities have grown in the recent past and recognize the US as being a very attractive and robust market for EC&R." said Christophe Jurczak, executive vice president, EC&R North America Solar.

Werner Co. has acquired 100 percent ownership of Knaack LLC, a unit of Emerson's Commercial & Residential Solutions business.

The acquisition brings to Werner the industry leading KNAACK® and WEATHER GUARD® brands, which will both complement and expand Werner's product offering in the professional channel.

An historical masterpiece by America's most famous architect might be on the verge of destruction. That is the battle now happening in Arizona where a Nevada developer bought a Frank Lloyd Wright home that was one of only two he built for family members, and is said to be the test forerunner for his Guggenheim Museum design. It’s a one-of-a-kind Wright designed-and-built residence on 2.2 acres, but its days might be numbered as the new owner wants to rip it down and build tract-type housing. 

An investment of US$800 million by owners Rio Tinto and Harry Winston Diamond Corporation to build the underground mine will sustain Diavik production well past 2020.