Mining

Wesdome Gold is planning an aggressive exploration program near its mining operations in Wawa. The Toronto miner has earmarked $4.5 million for 63,000 metres of drilling at its Eagle River Mine and its nearby Mishi Project.

As a camp which has lived and died on the back of gold, it’s perhaps no surprise that the Kirkland Lake district is thriving on the fortunes of the precious metal.

First Nickel plans to restart its Lockerby mine, return it to production late next year and continue working toward a goal of becoming a mid-tier base metal producer.

Business is heating up and expanding for SPJ Labs, Sudbury’s only privately-run fire assay laboratory.

Raymond Ferris hit the ground running in his new job.

Cliffs Natural Resources is forcing the McGuinty government’s hand on the pricey issue of power in Ontario.

Scott Jobin-Bevans of Treasury Metals believes the Dryden area will someday be on par, and have the same longevity, as any of the major gold camps in Northern Ontario.

Would you believe that one of the largest diamond cutting and polishing facilities in North America is in Sudbury?

Goldeye Explorations is striking while the iron is hot and right now, gold is the mineral of choice in the emerging Shining Tree district.

Sudbury is the front-runner to host the ore processing from a chromite deposit in the Northern Ontario's Ring of Fire. Cliffs Natural Resources released a much-anticipated Feb.