Mining

Optimism is running high that the Thunder Bay district will develop into a cluster of major mining camps. But finding the talent to run these future operations has many companies scrambling to fill the ranks.

Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said the provincially-appointed Ring of Fire coordinator admitted to him that she has never set foot on the burgeoning mineral exploration camp in the James Bay lowlands.

Liberty Mines is a dirty name in mining circles, and Chris Stewart knows it.

Whether they've got a great idea and don't know what to do with it, need funding to move forward, or want to access training, mining companies looking to build on their innovative ideas are being encouraged to access a portfolio of programs that can

For more than a decade, Agrium's open-pit phosphate mine operation in Kapuskasing has been supplying high-quality phosphate rocks to the company's Redwater facility in Alberta. But come 2013, that will no longer be the case.

If you've ever dreamed of finding nickel in them thar hills—or you just want to know more about mineral exploration—the Sudbury Prospectors and Developers Association is hosting a series of workshops open to anyone with a lingering curiosity about th

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A former provincial energy minister-turned-consultant said First Nations will have the ultimate say on how the Ring of Fire mineral developments will unfold, and that includes the location of a proposed ferrochrome smelter.

When Greenstone Economic Development Corporation executive director Dina Quenneville wanted to show community and business leaders how their area can be transformed by mining, she took them on a road trip to the Red Lake gold camp.

The Thunder Bay-based company is conducting an exploration program targeting nickel, copper, and platinum group metals (PGMs) in the James Bay lowlands, north of Hearst.