Mining

They did not get the government inquiry they had asked for, but the United Steelworkers in Sudbury and members of the Mining Inquiry Needs Everyone's Support (MINES) Committee said the provincial government's decision to start a mine safety review wa

Cliffs Natural Resource has decided to ice its Black Thor chromite mine project , but Noront Resources, a Ring of Fire neighbour, maintains its still full speed ahead on development of its deposits.

Nickel Belt (Sudbury) MP Claude Gravelle thinks it's time to open a new channel of dialogue between Ottawa and Queen's Park on the Ring of Fire.

Gerald Panneton has resigned as president and CEO of Detour Gold. Pual Martin, the company's chief financial officer, will serve as an interim capacity. The move is effective immediately.

The Ontario government's repeated calls for Ottawa to buy into development of the Ring of Fire appear to have gone straight to voice mail.

A Sudbury junior miner that's suing Queen's Park for $110 million remains openly critical of the province's response to resolve a land access in northwestern Ontario.

The man who was minister of Northern Development and Mines when Cliffs Natural Resources announced it was building a $1.8-billion refinery near Capreol outside of Sudbury says now is not the time to panic.

Sudbury officials were stunned Oct. 20, following the announcement by Cliffs Natural Resources it was suspending all work on its massive Ring of Fire chromite project, including work on a billion-dollar smelter near Capreol.

The Ring of Fire's biggest mining player has called an indefinite halt to its chromite project in Northern Ontario. Cliffs Natural Resources announced late Wednesday, Oct. 20 that is it suspending its $3.

Northeastern politicians have beating a steady path to the site of a potential ferrochrome refinery in an outlying area of Sudbury .