Mining

Ontario’s updated Mineral Development Strategy offered a few “glimmers of hope” by addressing abandoned mine rehabilitation, but is short on details, contends Mining Watch Canada.

Detour Gold has updated its life-of-mine plan, which increases the output at Detour Lake gold mine, while extending its life by three years. According to the new plan , proven and probable open-pit reserves have increased to 16.

Industry leaders sound upbeat about 2017 field season

Sudbury’s Transition Metals announced it has acquired all the exploration and development assets of the former First Nickel. In a transaction that closed Jan.

Maureen Jensen has been nominated as the new chair and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), subject to review by the Standing Committee on Government Agencies.

Janice Martell hadn’t even heard of McIntyre Powder until a few years ago.

Lac des Iles Mine, operated by North American Palladium north of Thunder Bay, has been fined $365,000 for two separate incidents in 2014 that resulted in an injury to one worker and a fatality for another.

Shareholders have approved a merger between Kirkland Lake Gold and St Andrew Goldfields . On Jan.

Ring of Fire project developer, KWG Resources, said it’s signed a memorandum of understanding with China Railway First Survey & Design Institute Group.

When Roger Rondeau headed to Toronto with samples of his innovative apparel last March, he was surprised to leave the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual convention empty handed.