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Vale hopes to recruit workers through ad campaign

Vale hopes to recruit workers through ad campaign

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.
Raise tax rate for miners, Steelworkers say

Raise tax rate for miners, Steelworkers say

Mining is booming in Ontario but some say the province isn't getting its fair share of the resources.
Mining labour study reveals high demand for workers

Mining labour study reveals high demand for workers

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.
Ring of Fire coordinator never been at site, says energy critic

Ring of Fire coordinator never been at site, says energy critic

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.
Timmins nickel miner seeks redemption in company overhaul

Timmins nickel miner seeks redemption in company overhaul

Liberty Mines is a dirty name in mining circles, and Chris Stewart knows it.
Funding options available for mining ingenuity

Funding options available for mining ingenuity

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
Agrium prepares to pack up in Kap

Agrium prepares to pack up in Kap

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.
Course reveals exploration secrets in Sudbury

Course reveals exploration secrets in Sudbury

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
Bonuses attracting skilled workers

Bonuses attracting skilled workers

Backed by a driving soundtrack, the commercial starts with a swooping aerial shot of the Cana­dian wilderness, the narrative alternating slow-motion shots of young people hard at work with massive machines biting chunks out of the rugged Canadian lan
First Nations have final word on Ring of Fire, says ex-minister

First Nations have final word on Ring of Fire, says ex-minister

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.