Around the North

The Matawa First Nations say they are being neglected in the decision-making process by mining companies operating in the Ring of Fire.

The Ontario government intends to introduce legislation later this year to modernize the forest tenure and pricing system. The proposed system would establish two governance models for managing and harvesting Crown wood.

A nine-hectare expansion development project is being planned for the Greater Sudbury Airport.

Fuller Industrial, a Sudbury-based company specializing in rubber linings, pressure piping and pipe and fitting fabrication, has clinched a deal in Mongolia.

The City of Greater Sudbury cut a $75,000 cheque for an innovation and prosperity office at the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI). CEMI will match that amount.

The anticipation is building on what community or communities will host the mineral processing facilities catering to a future chromite and base metals mine in the Ring of Fire, located in the James Bay Lowlands.

The merger between Kodiak Exploration and Golden Goose Resources has resulted in a name change for the Beardmore gold miner.

Essar Steel Algoma is paying Cliffs Natural Resources $129 million as part of an iron ore pricing dispute. Cliffs announced Jan. 6 it received the “true up” payment from Essar stemming from pellets sold by Cliffs to Essar in 2010.

Hearst has added a wind turbine to the construction of a new green technologies centre. The Hearst Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced Jan.

Tickets are now on sale for Sudbury's Community Builders Awards of Excellence. The Feb.