 | Contact hunts for viable mine
There is a bit of a staking rush in the Timiskaming-Cobalt area as juniors and larger mining houses scout for viable kimberlite pipes. |
| Big potential for diamonds in Ontario
The discovery of diamond-bearing kimberlites and other significant indicator minerals in Northern Ontario has sparked increases in diamond exploration. |
| Pele goes with the flow
Finding gold and diamonds in the same drill hole is an anomaly onto itself, especially when the exploration team was drilling for one and found the other. |
| No slowdowns for automated rope inspector
A question posed by an Inco maintenance superintendent in January 2003 launched a global research and development initiative that is revolutionizing hoist rope inspection and promising big returns. |
| KWG looking for diamonds in Victor's shadow
Known diamondiferous kimberlites located near De Beers Canada’s Victor diamond mine development have captured the attention of Quebec-based KWG Resources Inc. |
| Inco must make discovery in Sudbury soon ‘ore else’
Finding future metal deposits in Sudbury is akin to peeling the layers of an onion. |
| Courageous Leadership puts safety at mines first
That slogan appears on a sign or banner at virtually every mine site in Canada. |
| Building a better breathing apparatus
When Nick Chornyj was resting in a Fort McMurray hospital six years ago, recovering from being gassed at a northern Alberta construction site, a chilling thought crept into his head. |
| Top 5 Junior Mining Companies
Who is going to find the next monster deposit in Northern Ontario? Will it be gold, nickel, or even diamonds? For all the answers, explore our brand new Top 5 Junior Mining Companies feature. We profile the biggest of the small, the exploration companies that are pouring the most cash into the ground and hoping to get more ore out of it. |
| Nowhere to grow but up for FNX
Sudbury’s third-largest nickel and copper miner is prepared to make another major exploration commitment in 2006. |
| KL Gold will be a busy place in ‘06
Investing millions of dollars is possible for Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. when conditions are favourable. |
| Hunting for our next diamond mine
Encouraging diamond results in the Kyle Lake area of Northern Ontario has exploration companies ever hopeful they have found Canada’s fourth diamond mine. |
| Life, Liberty and high nickel prices
Squeezing out from under the umbrella of the nickel mining giants in northeastern Ontario is no easy task, but a necessary one for Liberty Mines Inc. |
| Junior piecing the golden puzzle together
Fitting the geological pieces of the golden puzzle in the Detour Lake mining camp together has been a fairly methodical process for Trade Winds Ventures Inc. |
| Province commits $10M to mining centre
Greater Sudbury’s vision to create a world class mining research centre received a huge financial shot in the arm from the province in late March with a $10-million investment to help launch their Centre of Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI). |
| NORCAT mine training is a seal of approval
For mining contractors, being a card-carrying trainee of NORCAT is a widely recognized seal of approval in the Canadian mining industry. |
| Year 13 lucky for growing Synergy Controls
After growing from a two-person operation 13 years ago to a company with offices in Greater Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Toronto, Mike Gribbons and Synergy Controls are expanding outside the province. |
| Industrial canvas firm has evolution covered
Evolving the product to meet changing markets has kept Porcupine Canvas Inc. in business during the peaks and dips of the mining cycle for 24 years. |
| SAMSSA members: leaders in innovation
Do innovative products and services emanate from pure academic research or from the daily activities of mining supply and services companies (MS&S)? |
| Group want to unlock Far North resources, human and mineral
There’s a vast potential of mineral wealth beneath the rocks and muskeg in Ontario’s Far North, and Thunder Bay prospector Doug Parker says most major and junior miners have barely scratched the surface. |
| Sons grow family construction firm exponentially
Old-fashioned values combined with fresh, innovative thinking have given Dumas Mining Contractors & Engineers an edge in the mining industry. |
| Mining suppliers enjoy trickle down
With precious and base metal prices surging to historic highs, some of the prosperity being enjoyed by the large international mining firms is trickling down to the companies that service them. |
| Junior eyes copper-nickel mine near Agnew Lake
A new copper-nickel mine, and a mill to go with it, may be in the works in the Agnew Lake area, west of Greater Sudbury. |
| Hunting for an elephant of a deposit near James Bay
The virtually untapped region of McFauld’s Lake in the James Bay Lowland has the potential to be the next “elephant” for copper and zinc deposits, says the head of a junior mining exploration company in the area. |
| MNDM will continue shares program
The sun may have set on the federal tax credit for mining flow-through shares, but Ontario will continue providing its portion. |
| A one stop shop for skilled mining labour
Four Northern Ontario community colleges are banding together with Laurentian University to provide the mining industry with a one-stop shopping source for skilled labour. |
| Living legend lends engineering expertise
When Jack de la Vergne began distributing copies of his Hard Rock Miners Handbook, it was originally intended to be a complimentary gift from McIntosh Engineering to their clients. |
| Junior leads diamond ‘rush’ by example
New Liskeard, Temagami - Timing is everything, particularly in the diamond exploration game in Timiskaming and Temagami regions, for Vancouver-based Tres-Or Resources Ltd. |
| RockON Scholarships – High School Students - Apply Now!
RockON was successfully launched in the fall by Northern Ontario Business with support from the Ontario Mining Association, the Mining Industry Training and Advisory Council (MITAC), mining companies, mining suppliers, governments and post-secondary institutions. |
| Thinking outside the ore body in Kirkland
Kirkland Lake – Keeping an open mind and going beyond the myths and old wives tales built up in mining exploration has led to significant discoveries for Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. |
| Discover Abitibi seeks reprieve
In a region once dominated by prospectors seeking gold, silver and other metals, diamond discoveries are springing up everywhere. |
| CIM gives thousands to support next generation of members
It is a little-known fact that the Sudbury branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is a major sponsor of area events, students and schools. |
| Inco scores on Powerplay
Inco Ltd.’s success in using energy wisely did not come from new technology. It was a result of the company’s employees adopting new attitudes and ideas. |
| Flexible PNW jives on finds
Pacific North West Capital Corp. (PNW) is making some significant finds on two properties less than 80 kilometres from Greater Sudbury. |
| Tell the world our tale: OMA boss
Bolstering a positive image for the mining sector will go a long way to enhancing Ontario’s position in the international mining world. |
| Marathon: base metals in gold country
The rocky hills and cavernous valleys of Lake Superior’s north shore are renowned for their gold production. |
| Juniors still finding major gold despoits in Kirkland
Searching for gold deposits in the shadows of old head frames has never been taken more seriously as gold prices continue to climb. |
| Sudbury centre of excellence lobby gets influx from city, university
The first shovelful of cash is being thrown towards ensuring a Sudbury-based mining research centre of excellence becomes reality. |
| Helping mines ‘clean up’ their act
Diesel emissions and dust from drilling, blasting and hauling tonnes of ore coat portable substations underground with a thick layer of dust and grime that can cause flashovers, fires and severe injury or death to mine personnel. |
| Digging holes, building a fortune
In his first slide presentation as president of FNX Mining Company, Terry MacGibbon made it clear to all that his goal was to build the next mid-tier Canadian mining company. |
| Goldcorp, MetalCORP ink partnership (10/03)
Two companies are coming together in the northwest to develop gold rich property in the Red Lake gold district. |
| Job losses offset by gains in mining (02/04)
Job losses in the Timmins region within the forestry sector have been offset by job creation in other natural resource sectors,
with mining and exploration providing the main impetus for job creation. |
| Housing, real estate sectors bullish as a result of surge in mining activity (02/04)
While the housing market has been in a slump for some time now, the recent spate of mining activity bodes well for the housing
industry. |
| City looks to opportunities in data storage (02/04)
Even as Timmins' future is starting to shine brighter with the glint of gold and nickel, there is no reason for the community
to rest on its laurels. |
| Mining field-trials pave way for fuel cell power (01/04)
Within a couple of years, all the pieces will be in place for the North American mining industry to begin converting its underground
diesel and battery-power mining vehicles to fuel-cell technology. Positive future benefits could be in store for Northern
Ontario. |
| All in the family (03/04)
Since the age of 13, when Steve and Natalie Lessard began sweeping floors and filing papers at the family-run welding shop,
it was assumed the torch would be passed and the siblings would inherit the business. |
| Timmins mining camp a "fortress" (04/04)
The Timmins-Porcupine belt is predicted to be one of the most "underexplored," untapped mining camps in the world, but St.
Andrew Goldfields is about to change that with an aggressive plan to bring new gold mines to the region. |
| Red Valve turns to Sudbury for Canadian manufacturing site (06/04)
A leading industrial valve manufacturer is establishing a more permanent footprint in Canada. |
| Roads open access to underexplored region (06/04)
Knucklethumb Lake, 210 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, is an area that has had little exploration conducted on it, but
it is also part of the Onaman-Tashota greenstone belt that has historically produced about four million ounces of gold. |
| $30M exploration program targets Sudbury basin (06/04)
FNX Mining Company Inc. and Dynatec Corp. are undertaking a massive $30-million advanced underground exploration program in
the Sudbury basin. |
| Admiral explores coal bed methane source (06/04)
Admiral Bay Resources Inc. (TSX.V: ADB) is hoping a deposit of coal bed methane just north of Kapuskasing is commercially
viable enough to make a long-term investment on. |
| Exploration increases threefold in Red Lake (12/03)
White-hot gold prices have put the shine back on the Red Lake mining camp. |
| First Nation links vital to growth in mining (08/04)
Improving the living standards of Aboriginal people without affecting their traditional way of life can be a complex give-and-take
process. |
| Mining, forestry suppliers unite to offer industry "packaged solutions" (10/04)
Words like "co-operation" and "common front" are part of the new lingua franca of Northern Ontario. |
| Northern R&D in demand globally (10/04)
Groundbreaking mining technology, such as virtual reality labs, developed by a research consortium affiliated with Laurentian
University, has caught the attention of major South American geologists. |
| Suppliers target emerging economies (10/04)
Mining equipment and service exporters from the North are experiencing a surge in exporting opportunities around the world,
although small- and
medium-sized firms continue to see barriers to entry into this rich market, says an official with a Sudbury-based mining equipment
association. |
| Kinross, Rio Tinto eye underwater mining technology (11/04)
Two of the largest mining companies in the world are interested in Laurentian University's tele-robotic submarine project. |
| Mining research leadership team formed (11/04)
Leadership from the major mining research consortiums and related academic departments like earth sciences and engineering
at Laurentian University are joining together in an effort to co-ordinate research and make the Sudbury mining centre for
excellence a reality, says the chair of one of the research groups. |
| Global demand outstripping supply, mining industry says (11/04)
A flurry of exploration activity globally and continuing high base-precious metal prices are keeping the order books full
for many companies in North Bay's mining supply and manufacturing hub. |
| Drillers hot commodity in mining market (12/04)
Marc Plante and Chris Grainger are hot commodities right now. |
| Mobile Parts breaking into new market (12/04)
A South African brake manufacturer is close to signing a deal with a Sudbury mining supplier to be their exclusive distributor
for North and South America. |
| Precise sets new course with drill bit (12/04)
A North Bay mining supplier expects big things from a novel piece of highly engineered mining equipment. |
| Foreign invesment fuels mining industry (12/04)
Acquisition talks between China Minmetal and Noranda may have fallen through, but some in the mining and mining supply sector
view China's interest in Canadian resource as the future of what is to come as China experiences economic growth that is rippling
around the world. |
| De Beers plans contract awarding for diamond mine (12/04)
De Beers Canada Corp. will let a number of contracts in preparation for the opening of Victor Mine slated for October 2008. |
| Cook's special today: iced uranium soup (02/05)
When the big mining players are looking for top-notch mine design, they know whose kitchen they're in. |
| Combined conference called complete success (04/05)
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) Sudbury Branch recently hosted the first-ever joint conference
of maintenance engineers and mine operators. |
| LU defends Canada Mining Games title (04/05)
Echoes of victory cries can still be heard in the hallways of Laurentian University. |
| ‘Everyone is excited’ about new discovery (10/05)
Fort Frances is revealing copper-platinum-palladium treasures to metalCORP Ltd. as prospectors continue tracing an ore deposit located 25 kilometres east of the community. |
| Wallbridge busy staking claims (10/05)
Sandwiched between Ministic Lake and the old Worthington Mine site in the west end of Greater Sudbury is a newly discovered ore body found by Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. |
| Timmins camp still heating up (10/05)
The Timmins mining scene continues to heat up as juniors busily perform airborne surveys, geophysical groundwork and drilling in partnership with larger players such as the Porcupine Joint Venture (PJV) and Falconbridge. |
| Mine manager talks numbers, the North and a new name for Victor (10/05)
There were about 150 of them, and they were all in Science North’s Inco Cavern to hear Tony talk about Victor. |
| Small footprint, massive exploration at Nickel Rim (10/05)
Falconbridge’s Nickel Rim South project is abuzz with activity as $79 million is being spent on the sinking of two shafts and the erection of a headframe. |
| Arrow mulls Alexo options (10/05)
High base-metal prices and a Chinese market hungry for nickel is spurring on exploration and mining east of Timmins. |
| Thank you, India (03/05)
In the game of international trade, second place is not first loser. |
| Cyberspace moves underground (04/05)
Virtual reality is starting to have a very real effect on the bottom lines of mining companies large and small. |
| Prospecting outside the box (04/05)
It took the unconventional thinking of a junior mining company to overlook camp bias and discover what many major mining houses
missed near Timmins. |
| Dash dodges weeks of downtime (07/05)
Kirkland Lake-They say the cream always rises to the top. |
| My mine is your mine (03/05)
Northern Ontario mining outfits can share their expertise in high-end technology and health and safety, but may still have a thing or two to learn about secondary mineral industries. |
| Getting their fair share (03/05)
Attawapiskat area First Nations communities are driving home a message of inclusion as tendering contracts are being scheduled
for next winter's construction phase of the Victor Mine project. |
| Victor's influence spreads (03/05)
The diamond exploration activity surrounding Attawapiskat is slowly moving west to Kasabonika. |
| Goldcorp swimming in it (01/05)
Goldcorp Inc. billing itself as the world's only gold producer to strategically withhold production on the belief that the price of gold is going higher over the next six years. |
| Big shoes to fill (01/05)
In work as in ping-pong, First Nickel Inc. CEO Elizabeth Kirkwood has never let the boys win. |
| Mine radio builder selling to the world (09/05)
Varis Smart Underground Communications hit the international market running, and it has not looked back. |
| Province pounds the pavement at PDAC (04/05)
Everywhere he went, he was surrounded. |
| Minister, MPPs square off over 69 (06/05)
Skepticism is riding high in response to the latest funding announcement made by Minister of Northern Development and Mines
Rick Bartolucci for the projected 12-year expansion of Highway 69 into four lanes from Sudbury to Parry Sound. |
| A refined expansion
The world's largest and most advanced uranium refinery is about to hire another 20-30 people. |
| Staking rush stirs Elliot Lake (04/05)
Climbing uranium prices have led to a staking rush in the Elliot Lake area, but government geologists aren't about to invoke
the hey-days of the 1950s and 60s. |
| Mining, forestry, health targeted in biotech report (01/05)
Mining, forestry and health are the targeted industries identified in the Northern Ontario Biotechnology Initiative (NOBI)
report, which has been submitted to the provincial government. |
| Inco booms cautiously (04/05)
The future looks bright for nickel, but, without significant restructuring strategies Inco Ltd. will lose its competitive
edge, says the president of the mining giant's Ontario operations. |
| Deep-mining research projects launched (12/04)
The Canadian Mining Research Organization (CAMIRO) will begin work on three research deep-mining projects aimed at reducing
geological, health and safety and economic risks associated with mining below 2,000 metres. |
| Newmont explores mine's potential (12/04)
Newmont Mining is examining its options to make full use of its recently acquired milling facility in northeastern Ontario. |
| Kodiak reports high-grade gold find (10/04)
Kodiak Exploration has intersected high-grade gold mineralization on its Knucklethumb Property in northwestern Ontario. |
| Supplier establishes U.S. office (10/04)
Instead of waiting for buyers to come to them, Cast Resource Equipment is aggressively seeking partnerships with foreign contacts
and in its efforts to do so is establishing a sales office in Nevada. |
| Placer aims to fill skills gap with mining school (10/04)
Gold-mining giant Placer Dome has completed a pilot project to convert a stope into a mining schoolhouse at its Campbell Mine
site and the company is now ready to expand the program. |
| Timiskaming diamonds explored (04/04)
Sudbury Contact Mines Ltd. began an aggressive drilling program in March to further explore diamond indicator minerals on
its Timiskaming property in northeastern Ontario. |
| Nickel supply crunch to continue beyond 2006 (04/04)
Mining stocks and metal prices are surging, but nickel is in a class by itself. |
| Expanding markets predicted for PGMs (06/04)
Construction was underway in May on the next leg of development at Canada's only primary producing platinum group metals (PGM)
mine. |
| Public offering response bodes well for Big Red (06/04)
With diamonds a major source of exploration in Northern Ontario, Big Red Diamond Corp. (BRDC) has gone public to help finance
its explorations in the Attawapiskat area. |
| Funds set for tele-mining (06/04)
Laurentian University is receiving $535,462 in FedNor funding to buy scientific equipment for the creation of its chemical
engineering lab and for the Canada Research Chair in Robotics and Mining Automation (CRC). |
| Attawapiskat diamond cluster expands (06/04)
April was a good drilling month for diamond hunters KWG Resources and Spider Resources with the discovery of three kimberlites
on their McFadyen property in the James Bay lowlands. |
| Pamour slated for production in 2005 (06/04)
Even as the Porcupine Joint Venture (PJV) prepares to open its Pamour site, the search is already on to seek out more new
mining opportunities. |
| Investment broker turned CEO charting new course for Goldcorp (06/04)
For Rob McEwen, when it comes to running a billion-dollar company, ideas are more important than where one comes from. |
| CAMESE plans local chapter (07/04)
A Canadian mining association is seeking to increase its presence in Northern Ontario. |
| Project links mining players (11/04)
A northern mining research group is seeking partners in the mining industry to assist in a major communications initiative. |
| Underwater telerobotics solution for deep mining (04/04)
Penguin Automated Systems Inc.'s Chairman and CTO Dr. Greg Baiden, is gearing up to put technology in place that may change
the mining, military and medical complexion forever. |
| Air as resource in mining (04/04)
Mining companies that operate deep mines have the dual challenge of making sure that people and machines have enough air to
operate efficiently underground while ensuring neither gets overheated. |
| Inco scraps plan to ship Voisey's Bay nickel via Manitoulin Island (04/04)
A plan to ship Voisey's Bay nickel concentrate to Sudbury via Manitoulin Island has been scrapped by Inco. |
| Temex testing for new gold zones (03/04)
Temex Resources Corp. has announced an additional 3,000-metre diamond-drilling program on its 100 per cent owned Juby Project,
which neighbours onto the Goldeye Joint Venture Project. |
| Delegation planned for CIM Tradex in May (03/04)
The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) is leading a joint effort with the cities of Sudbury and North Bay to
bring a delegation of northeastern Ontario mining suppliers to the CIM Tradex Show in Edmonton in May. |
| Namex exploring Sudbury basin for nickel, PGMs (03/04)
An airborne geophysical survey by a Montreal junior mining company has identified 11 new anomalies on its Sudbury properties
in its search for nickel-copper, platinum group metals and gold deposits. |
| Rubicon, Wolfden drill for gold on East Bay property (03/04)
Rubicon Minerals Corp. and Wolfden Resources have commenced a 4,500-metre drill program on its East Bay property searching
for gold potential. The East Bay property is adjacent and down-dip from the Wolfden-Placer property where a 16,000-metre drill
program is underway on the GAZ zone. |
| Pelangio launches drill program at Detour mine (03/04)
Pelangio Mines Inc. has commenced a 10,000-metre drilling program on its wholly-owned Detour Mine Property in the Timmins
gold camp. |
| Diamonds explored in Kirkland Lake (03/04)
An Ottawa-based junior mining company has uncovered a micro-fragment of kimberlite from its Bradley property near Kapuskasing.
Northern Shield Resources will begin a diamond drill program on its project about 60 kilometres north of Kapuskasing. |
| Technology takes cell phones to depth (12/03)
Within three or four years, Peter Cunningham suspects even the deepest part of Inco's mines in Sudbury should be as technologically
connected as any modern office environment. |
| Kirkland Lake region target of diamond exploration (12/03)
A Quebec-based diamond exploration company has identified diamond indicators on its property near Kirkland Lake. |
| New mining journal promotes cluster globally (02/04)
Michael Atkins, president of Laurentian Media Group, announced the launch of a new international mining publication for the
City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding areas. |
| Rubicon Minerals graduates to TSE (10/03)
Stocks of Rubicon Minerals Corporation began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) on Sept. 17. |
| Life after 75: Falconbridge set to dig deep (10/03)
Looking to Falconbridge's future means looking down - way down. As available reserves of nickel and copper begin to deplete,
Falconbridge Ltd. continues exploration efforts to identify significant deposits that could see it through for at least two
or three more decades to come, says Allen Hayward, vice-president of mining for the company's nickel business unit. |
| Goldcorp, MetalCORP ink partnership (10/03)
Two companies are coming together in the northwest to develop gold rich property in the Red Lake gold district. |
| Mining sector outcropping in North Bay (10/03)
Visitors to the Gateway City will be hard-pressed to find any mining headframes on the horizon, but the community is home
to a collection of mining supply companies working on projects across Northern Ontario and as far away as the Northwest Territories
and South America. |
| Goldeye's gold prospects promising (10/03)
Goldeye Explorations Ltd. recently received a report from noted geologist Roly Ridler who reports the geology of the company's
Tyrrell Township property located on Highway 560, about 60 kilometres west of Elk Lake is strikingly similar to other rich
gold deposits such as Kirkland Lake. |
| First Nation plans mineral strategy (01/04)
A contribution of $27,000 from the Ministry of Indian Affairs and Northern Development will help northeastern Ontario Wahnapitae
First Nation gain optimum advantage out of mining opportunities. |
| Virtual reality lab established in mine (01/04)
Goldcorp Inc., Placer Dome and Laurentian University's Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation
(MIRARCO) are teaming up to establish the world's first virtual reality laboratory (VRL) in an active mining camp. |
| Mustang approves drill program (01/04)
Mustang Minerals may have only scratched the surface of the potential to be found at its recently acquired Bannockburn property. |
| Metalex seeks diamonds in North (01/04)
Metalex Ventures Ltd.'s discovery of two kimberlite occurrences around Attawapiskat has sparked renewed interest in diamonds
in the James Bay region. |
| Diamond hunt continues (01/04)
A Toronto-based exploration company has extracted an 800-tonne mini-bulk sample from its 100-per-cent owned diamond property
in northeastern Ontario. |
| PGM exploration project on (01/04)
Platinum hunters Pacific North West Capital Corp. and Anglo American Platinum Corp. have approved a winter exploration program
for their Agnew Lake joint venture near Sudbury. |
| PGMs reported at River Valley property (03/04)
Pacific North West Capital Corp. is reporting the presence of PGM mineralization at its River Valley project near Sudbury. |
| KL still holding gold (04/05)
The Holloway Mine northeast of Kirkland Lake is coming to the end of its life, but owner Newmont Mining believes that nearby
ore bodies can keep the mill operating and allow for future growth. |
| Stock mine focus of drift development, drilling (03/04)
St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. is forging ahead with an underground drift development and drilling program at its Stock Mine properties
near Timmins. |
| Mine builder looks due North (06/05)
North Bay mine builders Cementation Canada are teaming up with an Inuit development corporation in Canada's Far North to form
a new company. |
| Life after 75: Falconbridge set to dig deep
Looking to Falconbridge's future means looking down - way down. As available reserves of nickel and copper begin to deplete,
Falconbridge Ltd. continues exploration efforts to identify significant deposits that could see it through for at least two
or three more decades to come, says Allen Hayward, vice-president of mining for the company's nickel business unit. |
| Lots of career choices in mining (06/05)
It was no coincidence the 14th annual Sudbury Mining Week officially opened at a Greater Sudbury high school. |
| Inco, union reach agreement (9/03)
Unionized Inco Ltd. workers in Sudbury ratified a new three-year deal Aug. 28, voting 62 per cent in favour of ending a three-month
strike. |
| Pele, DeBeers strike partnership (9/03)
The future looks sparkling for Wawa. |
| Rockhound sees new industry cropping up (9/03)
It looks like a solid chunk of granite bedrock, but easily crumbles apart in his fingers into fine grains of glacial sand. |
| Diamonds: one man's best friend (6/03)
WAWA " Al Shefsky hikes up a twisty, thigh-burning bush trail hacked out of the spruce and birch
towards his diamond property. |
| Goldeye's gold prospects promising
Goldeye Explorations Ltd. recently received a report from noted geologist Roly Ridler who reports the geology of the company's
Tyrrell Township property located on Highway 560, about 60 kilometres west of Elk Lake is strikingly similar to other rich
gold deposits such as Kirkland Lake. |
| Quarry development stonewalled (8/03)
Plans for a traprock quarry on Lake Superior have been temporarily stonewalled by a group of Wawa cottagers fighting to stop
industrial development along what they consider sensitive, pristine and protected shoreline. |
| Niocan plans open pit mine south of Moosonee (8/03)
A Quebec mining company intends to extract industrial minerals from its recently-acquired pyrochlore property on the James
Bay lowlands. |
| Mining companies eye First Nation's property for PGMs (7/03)
Sudbury is considered to be one of the hubs for Northern Ontario, providing broadband and telecommunication access to over
100,000 people, but just a 45-minute drive northeast of the city is the Wahnapitae First Nation community that is just receiving
phone lines. |
| Kasabonika trap lines source of diamonds (7/03)
Preliminary exploration by De Beers in the Kasabonika region, approximately 400 kilometres west of Attawapiskat, has sparked
partnerships with the local First Nation's community. |
| Mustang options nickel property near Timmins (7/03)
Mustang Minerals, a major PGM player in the Sudbury mining camp, has optioned the Bannockburn Nickel Project near Timmins
from Outokumpu Mines. |
| Vancouver company reports emerald find in North (7/03)
True North Gems, a Vancouver-based exploration company, reports their Ghost Lake property near Dryden in northwestern Ontario
has the potential for gem-quality emeralds. |
| Falco moves to prefeasibility stage on Nickel Rim (6/03)
There are many more steps to be taken by Falconbridge Ltd.'s geologists before development of the Nickel Rim South property
can become a full-fledged mine. |
| Research geologists join Discover Abitibi roster (7/03)
Geologists from Laurentian University are joining the effort to find new gold and copper-zinc deposits in the Timmins-Kirkland
Lake area this summer. |
| Supply, service sector band together
Mining service and supply companies outside of Sudbury are taking a serious look at the benefits of banding together. |
| Condor Gold advancing to production (6/03)
An advanced exploration program by Condor Gold Corp. in the Gogama mining camp has achieved success with a major gold deposit
set to go into production. |
| Staking activity levels increase (5/02)
Operation Treasure Hunt, the Ontario's government's $29-million geoscience program has resulted in increased staking activity,
mineralized showings and investment. |
| Rubicon Minerals graduates to TSE
Stocks of Rubicon Minerals Corporation began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) on Sept. 17. |
| Exploration proposals advance to development stages (3/02)
Two new projects that will advance exploration technology and bolster mining investment are in development stages as a result
of the Ontario Mineral Exploration Technologies program. |
| Matchmaking event planned for mining, forestry supply companies (3/02)
A matchmaking event focused on mining and forestry supply companies is in the planning stages, slated to take place Oct. 29
to 31 in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. |
| Investment underpins gold demand in fourth quarter (3/02)
The World Gold Council has announced gold demand in the United States has experienced a year-on-year increase of four per
cent, 132 tonnes, in the fourth quarter of 2001. |
| Trade mission in a box: SAMSSA is off to China (06/05)
It is time for Sudbury area mining supply and service companies to do business beyond their own backyard, and China is the
place to do it. |
| Voisey's Bay deal still up in air (5/02)
Newfoundland's premier is expected to meet with officials at Inco Ltd. in the near future to work out final details of a deal
to develop Voisey's Bay mine in Labrador. |
| Diamonds, gold top exploration list (8/03)
recious metals and diamonds are topping the list of mining and exploration targets in Timiskaming. |
| Flow-through shares focus of study (5/02)
The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has joined the federal government, four provinces and the two territories
to study new tax incentives for flow-through shares. |
| Rubicon optimistic over gold-deposit results (6/03)
Officials at Rubicon Minerals Corp. are optimistic recent findings of high-grade gold deposits on their McFinley Gold project
in Red Lake could potentially lead to the development of a mine within the next five years. |
| Sudury mining supply, service association formed (6/03)
A new regional trade association has been formed to promote Greater Sudbury's fastest growing sector. The Sudbury Area Mining
Supply and Service Association (SAMSSA) has been formed to assist Sudbury area mining supply and service companies export
goods and services worldwide. |
| Northwestern gold hunt on (6/03)
Junior mining companies are continuing their search for gold in the hills of Tower Mountain, 50 kilometres northwest of Thunder
Bay, following a significant gold find during preliminary exploration. |
| System speeds communications (6/03)
For years Walter Siggelkow heard how dysfunctional the mining communication system were, so he and his staff at Hard-Line
Solutions constructed a digital system that will forever change the mining industry, should mining gurus decide to use it. |
| Diamonds potential untapped (6/03)
For the last 10 years a plethora of diamond kimberlite exploration has been occurring in Northern Ontario and the main impetus
behind large- and small-sized mining company exploration is the presence of De Beers in the James Bay Lowlands, says Ann Wilson,
Timmins district geologist. |
| Globex waits on private funding for study (6/03)
Globex Mining Enterprises is awaiting word on private investment for a feasibility study into magnesium-talc mining in the
Timmins area. |
| Peruvian market ripe for exporting opportunities (6/03)
The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is teaming up with Ontario Exports Inc., the province's lead trade agency,
to organize a Team Ontario mission this September to the largest mining show in Latin America. |
| Forum explores mineral development for the 21st century (2/02)
Issues that are crucial to sustainable mineral development practices for the 21st century is one of many topics that will
be explored during the 2002 World Mines Ministries Forum, taking place March 13 to 15. |
| Mine fined for safety violation (4/02)
Placer Dome was fined $550,000 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act for two violations that caused the death of one
worker and injured another three years ago. |
| Kidd workers support strike (9/02)
As bargaining groups from Falconbridge's Kidd metallurgical division in Timmins met on a full-time basis to reach labour peace,
members with CAW Local 599 voted in favour of strike action. |
| Ontario shares world's top position for mining investment (1/02)
Ontario and Quebec share top honours as the world's best place for mining investment, according to the Fraser Institute. |
| Inco closes in on Voisey's agreement (4/02)
Inco Ltd. is close to settling its dispute with the Newfoundland government over the processing of minerals from the Voisey's
Bay site. |
| For richer or poorer...(4/03)
Some juniors claim their relationship with exchanges is strained, yet others disagree |
| City drops tax appeal (8/02)
The City of Timmins was considering dropping its appeal of Falconbridge's Kidd Creek mine's property taxes. |
| Gold potential identified (8/02)
Shareholders of Greenshield Resources Inc. are expected to huddle in Toronto Sept. 12 to grant approval for a new mining exploration
project on the Swayze Greenstone Belt, 100 kilometres southwest of Timmins. |
| No deal in appeal, Falco says (8/02)
Falconbridge wants the City of Timmins to drop its appeal of the company's property taxes with no strings attached. |
| Timmins gold mine tour receives corporate donation (8/02)
Sandvik Tamrock Canada donated a 20-tonne load haul dumper to the Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour as a permanent display. |
| Contract talks continue (8/02)
Contract talks for the 680 workers at Falconbridge's metallurgical site in Timmins were to begin the third week of August |
| Mining company stakes further claims in Sudbury basin (8/02)
URSA Major Minerals Inc., a Toronto mining firm, has staked additional claims in the Sudbury area, hiking their number of
mining claims to 308. |
| Working smarter, not harder (8/02)
Automation places new face on the hardrock miner |
| Mining revival spells prosperity for region (8/02)
Area witnesses resurgence in development and exploration |
| Heritage site designation to boost tourism (8/02)
The community that bills itself as 'Ontario's most historic town' now has a national designation to prove it. |
| Negotiations in diamond mine development halted (8/02)
The potential development of Ontario's first diamond mine was put on hold in July. |
| Province supports restructuring of prospectors association (12/01)
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund will invest $3,047,000 to complete the restructuring of the Ontario Prospectors Association
into a modern, professionally staffed association to serve the prospecting community. |
| Supply, service sector band together (10/03)
Mining service and supply companies outside of Sudbury are taking a serious look at the benefits of banding together. |
| Falconbridge reports $194M profit for 2003 (03/04)
Falconbridge Ltd. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $94 million (US), and for the year, tabulated a profit of $194 million. |
| Top mining executive replaced (3/02)
Falconbridge top executive Oyvind Hushovd was fired in late February in a dispute with the board of directors from parent
company Noranda Inc. |
| Algoma Steel's new chairman steps down (3/02)
Robert Milbourne, Algoma Steel's new company chairman, unexpectedly stepped down in late February. |
| E-marketplace one-stop shop (5/03)
The mining industry is taking advantage of a new electronic marketplace that promises to reduce time and cost with the ease
of a one-stop transaction centre. |
| Chile, Sudbury ties stronger 04/04
Sudbury's mining community strengthened its ties to Chile with the signing of a Memorandum |
| $3M River Valley drilling program announced (06/04)
Pacific North West Capital Corp. and their Sudbury PGM partners Anglo Platinum have announced a $3-million drilling program
for their River Valley project. |
| Northern Appointments
Network president elected; Business board member named; Senior vice-president named |
| Can Tera to mine near Pickle Lake (10/02)
Can Tera Mining Ltd., a privately owned junior mining company from Perth, Ont., plans to mine and mill more than 400,000 tonnes
of ore in five years from the former Pickle Crow mine site near Pickle Lake. |
| Falconbridge first base metal mine in province to be awarded certificate (10/02)
Falconbridge Ltd. received ISO 14001 certification for its Kidd Mining Division for its continued environmental efforts. |
| Wawa diamond mine probable (10/02)
Breakthrough in diamond exploration holds potential for open-pit mine |
| Restructuring Canmine looks for cash, partners (10/02)
Operators of a cash-strapped refinery in Cobalt are seeking investors and partners in a restructuring attempt to reopen the
plant and preserve 30 jobs. |
| Open-pit gold mining potential explored (10/02)
Goldeye Explorations has initiated a stripping program to discover a high-grade zone on its Tyrrell Township property near
Timmins. |
| De Beers-Attawapiskat Victor talks resume (10/02)
Talks have resumed between De Beers Canada and the Attawapiskat First Nation in an attempt to end the deadlock, which has
brought the Victor diamond project to a halt. |
| Falco plans $700M mine investment (10/02)
Falconbridge Ltd. expected to make production decision in October |
| Fuel-cell technology propels firm (10/02)
The successful underground test of a mining locomotive powered by new fuel-cell technology may put a North Bay mining equipment
company in the driver's seat. |
| Exploration program yields gold veins (10/02)
Kirkland Lake's Foxpoint Resources reports some new ore-grade intersections in its gold exploration work from its surface
drilling program. |
| Foleyet gold mine set to begin operation (10/02)
About 80 jobs will be created in Foleyet when the Claude Rundle gold mine commences production in 2003. |
| Mine matter under legal review (9/02)
Mine plan cannot be unilaterally terminated - DeBeers |
| Diamond breakthrough made in Cobalt mining camp (9/02)
Two self-taught mining entrepreneurs have made the first big breakthrough in the exploration for diamonds in the Cobalt camp. |
| Junior mining company reports gold find (9/02)
Houston Lake Mining Inc., a junior mining company based in the City of Greater Sudbury, is continuing exploration work on
its property in Kenora following the discovery of gold mineral indicators. |
| Tentative agreement reached in Thompson (9/02)
A tentative agreement has been reached in contract talks at Inco's nickel mining and processing facilities at Thompson, Man. |
| Survey results expected to spur mineral exploration in northwest (9/02)
Results from a lake-sediment survey completed in the Lac des Iles-Black Sturgeon River area, about 100 kilometres north of
Thunder Bay, has identified 46 areas with significantly higher-than-normal concentrations of a number of precious metals |
| Basin remains hot spot for PGM activity (9/02)
Prospects look favourable for junior mining companies |
| Discover Abitibi project nets ideas (10/02)
The review of a large outpouring of suggested exploration projects in the Abitibi Greenstone belt in northeastern Ontario
is expected to be complete by late October. |
| Falco digs deep in first phase (2/03)
Falconbridge Ltd. is digging deep for its $640-million Mine D project in Timmins. |
| Province bolsters Kam Kotia cleanup campaign (2/03)
The government is cleaning up abandoned mines, including a number of sites in Timmins. |
| Cabo to acquire Kenora's Thor Drilling (10/04)
Vancouver's Cabo Mining Enterprises is acquiring Thor Drilling Ltd. of Kenora. |
| Holmer poised to develop gold project (2/03)
Holmer Gold Mines Ltd. is set to begin developing its Timmins gold project. |
| Headquarters established in city (3/03)
The exploration world has a home in North Bay. |
| Agreement sets framework for potential mine development (12/02)
The framework for future business opportunities is in place in for the Attawapiskat community. |
| Agreement viewed as win-win situation (12/02)
The negotiations between the Attawapiskat First Nation and Canada's diamond mining giant De Beers came to a happy ending earlier
this fall. |
| Research project aims to go deep (12/02)
Buried deep below the earth's surface is a potential solution to sustaining the mining industry in Sudbury and Northern Ontario
for many years to come. |
| Prototype developed with safety in mind (12/02)
The Denis brothers of Matheson are not out to save the world, but they are hoping their new invention will save lives in the
drilling industry. |
| Sudbury home to North America's largest exploration project (3/03)
The largest exploration project currently underway in North America is located in the Sudbury basin. |
| PDAC applauds extension (3/03)
Bill Mercer, president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), is ecstatic about the federal government's
2003 budget announcement that the temporary Investment Tax Credit for Exploration in Canada (ITCE) will be fine tuned and
extended by at least one year. |
| Innovation may blast away deep mining costs (3/03)
There is a new development in an old invention on the rise that could help blast away the cost of mining at deeper depths. |
| Rezoning issues stall traprock mining project (3/03)
A group of citizens near Wawa are hailing a property rezoning decision as a small victory. |
| Region buoyed by gold rush (3/03)
Donald McInnes says there are a few reasons why the Red Lake area is receiving a lot of attention from gold exploration companies,
the media and industry analysts. |
| Denison Environmental Services
Denison Environmental Services (DES) is a contracting group based in Elliot Lake, specializing in all aspects of mine closure
and decommissioning. |
| Discover Abitibi projects shortlisted (12/02)
The Discover Abitibi technical committee recently completed technical evaluations of 42 submissions for proposals to stimulate
mineral deposit exploration within the Abitibi Greenstone belt area between Timmins and Kirkland Lake |
| Manufacturer's future set in concrete (3/03)
Out of his own idea, Norbert Hoffmann created a unique niche in the mining industry, which has in turn spread over the whole
planet. |
| Service sector confidence rising as project moves forward (2/03)
Discover Abitibi is providing local small business owners in the mining sector an added sense of security. |
| Kidd Met workers ratify deal (10/02)
With an October strike deadline looming, Falconbridge and unionized workers at its Kidd metallurgical division in Timmins
have reached and ratified a three-year deal. |
| High-tech metal deposits a focus (10/02)
Joint-venture partnership allows firm to concentrate on further exploration efforts. |
| Last Elliot Lake headframe on shaky ground (10/02)
The last mining headframe in Elliot Lake may have a future date with the wrecking ball. |
| Trade missions used as launching pad (9/02)
Northern firms tap into potential demand for products, services overseas |
| Palladium mine plans temporary shutdown (9/02)
North American Palladium announced an unscheduled temporary shutdown at its Lac des Iles palladium mine, 80 kilometres northwest
of Thunder Bay. |
| Kidd Creek union outlines demands (9/02)
With just weeks to go on the existing collective agreement, Falconbridge Kidd Creek workers in Timmins, CAW Local 599, will
vote on a strike mandate Sept. 17 and 18. |
| Mining trade bridge planned (01/04)
Organizers of a November trade mission to South America intend to build a "trade bridge" between the mining sectors of Northern
Ontario and Chile. |
| Mining the final frontier: symposium (06/05)
A closer relationship between the space and mining sectors will be forged at the second annual Planetary and Terrestrial Mining
Sciences Symposium in Sudbury from June 5 to 8. |
| Open-pit mine may open near Timmins (8/02)
A possible 150 jobs may be created with Norhcott Gold Inc. with a new open-pit mining project outside of South Porcupine. |
| Temiskaming refinery restructures (8/02)
The future of the Canmine refinery in Cobalt remains unclear as the parent company restructures its financial obligations
under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act. |
| Soaring temperatures force company to initiate shutdowns (8/02)
Falconbridge Ltd. has been facing soaring electricity prices during the warm summer, while independent electricity market
operators have been making pleas to the public to reduce hydro consumption. |
| Kinross merges, climbs ranking as global gold producer (6/02)
A recent merger has placed Kinross Gold Corp. in the rankings as the seventh-largest gold producer in the world. Kinross Gold
Corp. announced a merger this week with TBX Gold and Echo Bay mines. |
| Low gold prices spark mergers (8/01)
Low gold prices have some mining companies aiming to lower costs per ounce of gold through mergers. |
| Falconbridge profits down (8/01)
Falling metal prices caused Falconbridge Ltd. profits to drop in the second quarter. |
| Noranda set to slash jobs (11/01)
A third-quarter loss of $68 million has prompted metals giant Noranda Inc. to slash 550 jobs. |
| Province supports mining industry exports (10/01)
The Ontario government is providing $50,000 to the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Export. |
| Aeromagnetic survey of northeastern Ontario (5/01)
The federal government is investing $1 million in a new aeromagnetic survey to cover a swath of northeastern Ontario believed
to have high mineral potential. |
| Quebec commpany to purchase Layne/Christensen division (5/01)
Quebec-based Atlas Copco Canada Inc. signed a letter of intent in April to purchase the product division of Layne/Christensen. |
| Exploration heats up following emerald discovery (8/03)
The discovery of emeralds near Dryden should jump-start exploration in northwestern Ontario, says a provincial geologist. |
