Mining

One of the discoverers of the Elliot Lake uranium deposits was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, Jan. 17 in Toronto. Consulting geologist David S.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between Gowest Gold Ltd. and United Commodity (UC) could lead the way for concentrate from Gowest’s Bradshaw gold deposit refined at United Commodity's processing facility in Cobalt.

Osisko has rejected the $2.6-billion hostile takeover bid made by Goldcorp on Jan. 13.

Temex Resources Corp. , a junior gold miner exploring in the Timmins-Kirkland Lake camps, will file an NI 43-101 resource estimate for its Juby gold project. The company announced initial results for Juby’s Hydro Creek and Big Dome zones on Jan. 17.

First Nickel hit its 2013 production targets at its Lockerby Mine in Sudbury and is predicting growth for 2014. In 2013, the company achieved full production at its Lockerby Mine, shipping 242,000 tonnes of ore to Glencore .

North American Palladium announced a public offering of securities to bring in between $50 million and $75 million. The owners of the Lac des Iles Mine, near Thunder Bay, say it’s a two-tranche offering.

Goldcorp is planning a $2.6-billion acquisition of Osisko Mining Corp. , which has gold properties in the Thunder Bay and Kirkland Lake areas. The company announced its intentions on Jan. 13.

North American Palladium (NAP) is taking a breather before taking another deep dive at its Lac des Iles (LDI) mine in northwestern Ontario.

Vale and the United Steelworkers Local 6500 teamed up raise $750,000 for the United Way of Sudbury and the Nipissing District.

Tamaka Gold has signed a strategic agreement with Fladgate Exploration Consulting to expand its exploration work on its Goldlund Property in northwestern Ontario. According to Tamaka in a Jan.