Mining

Temex Resources Corp. is describing results from a recent drill program on its Whitney gold project in Timmins as “exceptional.” Highlights include a hole showing 49.53 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold over 6 metres, and 48.09 g/t of gold over 4.

Former Liberty Mines president-CEO Chris Stewart has been appointed Kirkland Lake Gold’s vice-president of operations. In a May 27 release, Stewart is credited with the successful turnaround strategy implemented at Liberty, now Northern Sun Corp.

If Cliffs Natural Resources has any interest in shedding its Ontario chromite properties in the Ring of Fire, Alan Coutts said Noront Resources is, potentially, a willing buyer.

KWG Resources wants to inject the Ring of Fire into Monday’s provincial leaders’ Northern debate by placing an ad in one of Canada’s largest newspapers.

International Montoro Resources has started communication with a trio of Aboriginal stakeholders before going ahead with mineral exploration on its Pecors property near Elliot Lake.

Orefinders Resources picked up an additional 1,190 hectares of land along strike from its Mirado gold project near Kirkland Lake.

Palladium prices will have to stay high over the long haul before Stillwater Mining Company is ready to push the button on its Marathon PGM project.

As a child growing up in China, Ce Shi loved to look at rocks. His geological curiosity led to the study of natural sciences at the University of British Columbia, which gave way to an interest in mineral exploration.

The price of nickel could reach highs previously seen in 2007, said Mark Selby, president and CEO of Royal Nickel, at a Canadian Institute of Mining event in Sudbury , May 15. Selby expects nickel prices to $15 to $20 per pound by mid-2015.

Northern Ontario was well represented at the 2014 awards ceremony hosted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum . The awards annually recognize the best contributions to the industry in Canada. The John T.