Mining

Between 40 and 70 United Steelworkers could lose their jobs by Feb. 16 due to reduced production at KGHM International's McCreedy West Mine in Sudbury .

Jien International Investment Inc., Northern Sun’s largest shareholder, has agreed to consolidate Northern’s debt and will continue to support the company through 2014. On Jan.

Constantine Metal Resources is planning a 1,000-metre winter drill program at its Golden Mile property in Timmins. The property is currently optioned to Teck Resources .

Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN) has signed a pair of agreements to allow for graphite exploration in its traditional territory.

Kerr Mines Inc. and Bear Lake Gold Ltd. have announced plans to merge the two junior mining companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Kerr Mines will issue 1.4 units of the company for each common share of Bear Lake.

The Ontario government says it’s not liable for any damages incurred by a Sudbury -based junior miner after a dispute between the company and First Nation forced it to abandon exploration work in northwestern Ontario.

Transition Metals and its subsidiary, Sudbury Platinum Corp. (SPC), have found new highly conductive drill-ready targets at their Aer-Kidd nickel-copper-PGM project in Sudbury.

Gowest Gold signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swiss-based United Commodities AG (UC) in moving toward an agreement that will see future concentrate from Gowest’s Bradshaw gold deposit processed at UC’s facility in North Cobalt.

The construction of an open-pit base metals mine near the shores of Lake Superior could be three years away at the earliest, said the Montana mining company that is developing it.

Brigus Gold Corp. reported annual production of 98,710 ounces of gold from its Black Fox mine in Timmins, including fourth quarter production of 21,916 ounces of gold.