Mining

Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli made good on a campaign promise and took six interested companies from his riding to the base camp of the Ring of Fire March 9.

The first phase of the Kapuskasing Regional Industrial Minerals Project is complete, and in the next few months, community and economic development officials will be sitting down to look at their next step.

At first glance, the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association (SAMSSA) website doesn't look any different. But a handful of new features being introduced over the next few months is poised to enhance its market appeal on a global platform.

As the regional recruiter for Ontario at Golder Associates, Tania Hope-Moore vets between 200 and 500 resumes a week.

Five years after Inco was purchased by Brazilian mining giant Vale, the company is pouring unprecedented levels of capital into its operations across Canada, with the North poised to reap a share of the benefits.

Drillers Edge doesn't have aspirations of becoming the biggest company in its field, but it does intend to continue making quality products.

Talk is cheap to Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce President Harold Wilson when it comes to the Ontario government's commitment to invest in the Far North.

Iron ore is experiencing a renaissance in northwestern Ontario. Driven by Indian and Chinese industrial demand, new companies arere-examining some old deposits that have sat dormant since the 1980s or longer.

As it looks to recruit at least 300 full-time workers in Canada this year, Brazilian miner Vale has launched a national advertising campaign to raise awareness about employment opportunities at the company.

Mining is booming in Ontario but some say the province isn't getting its fair share of the resources.