Around the North

Tough ground conditions at Goldcorp's Red Lake mine complex has increased production costs this year for the Vancouver gold giant.

Northwestern chamber of commerce delegates huddled in Sioux Lookout last week and emerged with a government to-do list of new and old resolutions.

British exploration company Sunrise Resources PLC has chosen not to extend its option to purchase a 100 per cent interest in the Long Lake gold mine in Sudbury. The company made the announcement in an April 26 news release.

First Nickel's Lockerby Mine has resumed normal operations after the Ministry of Labour issued a stop-work order to the Sudbury mine last week. The stop-work order was lifted at 6 p.m.

A four-month safety blitz by the Ministry of Labour will target workplaces where new and young workers are employed.

Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. in Sudbury has made organizational changes to its board of directors. Warren Holmes stepped down as non-executive chair of the company, while Alar Soevar was named executive chair.

Northwestern Ontario community leaders and First Nation chiefs want Exton as the preferred site for a Ring of Fire ferrochrome refinery.

Sudbury Mining Week 2012 will take place from April 28 to May 5 under the theme Mining and Technology for Future Generations.

IAMGOLD Corp. and Trelawney Mining and Exploration have announced they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby IAMGOLD will acquire, through a plan of arrangement, all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Trelawney.

Brigus Gold reports strong gold production in the first part of this year at its Black Fox open pit-underground complex east of Timmins.