Around the North

QuadraFNX is a very active company with incredible interest in the City of Greater Sudbury. That`s the message Michael Winship, chief operating officer for QuadraFNX Mining Ltd.

UPDATE: Former Vale executive Murilo Ferreira has been named CEO of the company. Roger Agnelli has been ousted by Vale SA as its chief executive officer.

Sudbury miner First Nickel posted a loss of $9.1 million in 2010.

Wallbridge Mining Company Limited is moving forward with its Sudbury-based Broken Hammer project by expanding its bulk sample pit with a 1,600-metre drill program.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy expressed “disappointment and frustration” in the Ontario government's budget speech in late March.

Wesdome Gold is planning an aggressive exploration program near its mining operations in Wawa. The Toronto miner has earmarked $4.5 million for 63,000 metres of drilling at its Eagle River Mine and its Mishi Project near Wawa.

Stakeholders wanting to have their final say on the Ontario government's Forest Tenure Modernization Act will have to take to Skype or travel to Toronto.

Chief Operating Officer of QuadraFNX Mining Ltd. Michael Winship will address Greater Sudbury chamber members and industry colleagues on Thursday, March 31, regarding the company's operations and potential growth.

The president of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce said the McGuinty government's Growth Plan for Northern Ontario is big on promise, but short on details.

A northwestern Ontario First Nation community has acquired shares in a junior gold mining company intending to explore on its traditional lands.