Around the North

A Quebec mining company operating in Webbwood, 70 km west of Sudbury , has been fined $75,000 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured on site. On Jan.

Deficit-plagued governments can thank the Canadian mining industry for taking some of the sting out of their mounting fiscal problems, said the Mining Association of Canada (MAC).

With the nickel prices currently hovering around $7.50 a pound, international miner Vale has announced a temporary hiring freeze at its global base metals operations, including Sudbury .

Noble Mineral Exploration sees a potential windfall in selling carbon credits from its gold and nickel property near Timmins .

Collège Boréal is teaming up with the Centre technologique des résidus industriels (CTRI) [Technological Centre for Industrial Waste] on what is being described as a “long-term environmental collaboration.

The Shakespeare nickel-copper-PGM mine near Webbwood is being put on care and maintenance, and Prophecy Platinum anticipates providing an update on the project in early 2013.

Collège Boréal in Sudbury is offering a pair of hoisting and rigging courses next week. Hoisting and Rigging Level 1, being held Sept.

Sudbury will play host to a transportation forum this Thursday, Sept. 13 to discuss cuts to Via Rail service across Canada.

Looby Construction is replacing two Highway 11 bridges near Opasatika. The Dublin, Ont.-based contractor was awarded the $7.4 million contract to replace the bridges over Montcalm Creek and Crow Creek.

Cliffs Natural Resources is pushing back the start of production at its Ring of Fire chromite deposit in the James Bay lowlands by one year. In its latest investor presentation, the Ohio miner said Black Thor will begin production in 2016.