Mining

Low commodity prices paired with the escalating costs of doing business means Vale will have to continue to evolve in order to maintain its competitive edge in the industry, according to Kelly Strong, Vale ’s vice-president of Ontario and UK operatio

Northern Ontario’s mining supply and services sector is getting a boost from a provincial investment of $666,644 in support of the Ontario’s North EconomicDevelopment Corporation’s (ONEDC) export assistance program.

Superior Copper has entered an agreement to acquire more property to continue exploration drilling in the Batchawana Camp near Sault Ste. Marie.

The long-awaited merger deadline between mining giants Glencore and Xstrata has been extended to May 2.

A Ring of Fire railroad wins out over road in the long haul.

Retirement and expansion in Northern Ontario’s mining industry means companies will be hard-pressed to replenish the ranks.

For some, mining is associated with a preconceived notion that it is a dirty, lowtech industry. The Canadian Institute of Mining ’s (CIM) Northern Gateway Branch in North Bay is working to change that misconception.

Prospectors and junior miners will be gathering in Sault Ste. Marie in mid-April for the Northeastern Mines and Minerals Symposium.

A workshop being hosted by the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Inc. will examine potential collaborations between German and Canadian companies in the mining industry.

Algoma-Manitoulin MPP and Ontario NDP mining critic Michael Mantha has tabled a private members bill in Queen's Park requiring all ore from Ontario mines to be processed in the province.