Around the North

Ontario Power Generation has issued a call to potential suppliers of wood-based biomass fuel to fill the needs of the Atikokan Generating Station.

There are no mining headframes in Sault Ste. Marie, but that won't stop hundreds of prospectors and geologists from heading to the Steel City for the annual Northeastern Ontario Mines and Minerals Symposium, April 13-14.

Sault Ste. Marie is entering the North American solar panel supply chain market in a big way using some leading edge European-style technology. Heliene Canada Inc.

Pele Mountain Resources reports hitting high-grade gold at its East Highland property, near Wawa. The company's drill program is aimed its "A Zone" in looking for near surface, mineable gold.

A labour force analysis in underway in the Sault Ste. Marie area by the Algoma Workforce Investment Committee.

Premier Gold Mines Ltd. is finding multiple high-grade gold zones on its Rahill-Bonanza property at Red Lake. The property is located in the middle of the Red Lake camp between the Red Lake Gold Mines complex and the Cochenour complex.

From horses to heavy equipment, 15 projects through the Timmins and Hearst areas are receiving a combined $4.4-million investment through the province's Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (TSX: KGI) has reported a net loss of $8.2 million for the quarter ending Jan. 31, 2010, a slight recovery from the $10.3 million loss from the previous quarter.

In its outlook for 2010, Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX: LSG) has revised its production estimate for 2010 from 100,000 ounces of gold to 65,000 ounces in order to more rapidly bring its Thunder Creek and Bell Creek projects into production.

Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. (TSX:GMX) has increased the ownership interest in its Timmins Talc-Magnesite project, located 11 kilometres south of Timmins from 75 per cent to 90 per cent. Previously, Globex was to complete $1.