Mining

Interested in buying a Ring of Fire bond? The Ontario Chamber of Commerce suggests that could be one way to expedite the lagging development of the series of high-grade chromite and base metals in the James Bay lowlands.

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce will be weighing on the Ring of Fire debate when it releases a report Feb. 20 on the untapped economic opportunities in the James Bay lowlands.

Vale will officially open its Totten Mine this Friday, Feb. 21. Located 15 kilometres west of Sudbury in the small community of Worthington, Totten is thefirst mine to be built by Vale in four decades .

Detour Gold has made appointments to the positions of chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Paul Martin has been named president and CEO, while James Mavor has been appointed to the position of CFO.

Deloitte LLP has been hired by the Ontario government to help build a path to the Ring of Fire mineral deposits.

Robert Barclay jumped at the chance to share his passion for health and safety in the mining sector with a number of college and university students in Sudbury .

North American Palladium (NAP) is pleased on the progress of its production ramp up from the lower Offset Zone utilizing the new shaft infrastructure at its Lac des Iles palladium mine (LDI) in Northern Ontario.

Rubicon Minerals reported it has completed sinking the shaft at its Phoenix Gold Project near Red Lake in northwestern Ontario. In a Feb. 11 release, the company said the shaft sinking was completed in mid-December down to a depth of 730 metres.

Cliffs Natural Resources is facing a shareholder insurrection as it makes moves to reel in spending.

A junior miner and a mining services company were heavily fined for building an illegal exploration camp in the Ring of Fire.