Mining

With no talks scheduled and both sides firmly entrenched, the strike at Vale Inco’s Sudbury operations by the 3,100 members of United Steelworkers Local 6500 seems no closer to being resolved now than when it began, July 13.

The bones of a gold mine that never was are on the verge of being brought to life by Toronto-based junior firm Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc.

A Thunder Bay junior miner wants to revive the iron ore industry in northwestern Ontario.

Xstrata Copper will permanently shut down its copper and zinc plants at the Kidd Metallurgical Site in Timmins. The company announced the shutdown Dec. 7, scheduled to come into effect by May 1, 2010, affecting an estimated 670 jobs.

Toronto, not Huntsville, will host the 10,000 or so attendees of the G20 Summit to be held June 26-27, despite millions of dollars' worth of preparatory investment in and around the Muskoka community.

Discontent is simmering in the shadow of the De Beers Victor Mine, as members of the Attawapiskat First Nation grow frustrated with the company for what they perceive as inaction on issues ranging from discrimination to water quality.

Patience and perseverance has paid off for Australian junior miner Magma Metals. The Perth-headquartered company has turned a neglected area north of Thunder Bay into a platinum group metals hot spot in a few short years.

Glenn Nolan takes on the role following his recent work with the company's Committee on Aboriginal Affairs

Chromite and base metal junior miner Noront Resources has chosen SNC-Lavalin to conduct a transportation study for its McFauld's Lake project in the so-called 'Ring of Fire' of the James Bay Lowlands.

One of Sudbury's dormant producers may spring to life in the summer of 2010. First Nickel continues to take a hard look at the viability of restarting its shuttered Lockerby Mine. Consulting engineering firm Genivar Ltd.