Mining

Xstrata has proposed to merge with British miner Anglo American. Xstrata recently sent a written proposal to the board of Anglo American seeking their consideration of a merger of equals of the two multi-billion dollar companies.

More eyes than ever are turning to Lake Shore Gold Corp. and Apollo Gold Corp. as they prepare to become the region's newest producers.

It's used at Xstrata's operations throughout Timmins, at the De Beers Victor Mine, and in various Sudbury mines, but Dave Sharp's patented conveyor belt alignment device is not mass produced in a factory.

Some of the greatest minds in metals processing from around the world will converge in Sudbury to pool their knowledge at the 48th annual Conference of Metallurgists (COM), to be held at Laurentian University from Aug. 23-26.

He is a legend in his field, pure and simple. The Timmins prospector extraordinaire, John Larche is probably best known as a member of the team that made the major Canadian gold discovery of the 1980s: the Hemlo Deposit.

What was once viewed as a temporary shutdown of Xstrata Nickel's Montcalm mine in Timmins has now become an indefinite suspension of mining operations.

Mineral exploration is driving the expansion of Thunder Bay's Wisk Air Helicopters.

Fred Stanford, president of Vale Inco Ontario operations, is no longer with the company. With 28 years of experience in mining and operations plus his leadership capabilities, it will be a huge loss, says one administrative officer with the company.

After seven years of waiting to see if a controversial Wawa trap rock quarry becomes reality, what's a few more weeks? The Town of Wawa, an open-pit miner and a group of conservation-minded residents are waiting on the Ontario Municipal Board to rend

The crash in financial markets and base metals prices hasn't deterred an international mining supplier that calls Sturgeon Falls its Canadian base.