Mining

By NICK STEWART As foreign firms begin to stake out a larger market share in Ontario mining camps, it is imperative that domestic service and supply companies consider moving into international waters.

Only one way to go! Dig deeper, click on the stories below to get the full scoop! #1 - Queenston Mining Inc. Queenston Mining boasts largest land package #2 - Rainy River Resources Ltd.

By Nick Stewart As Europe prepares to cope with regulations dictating a sharp reduction in diesel emissions by 2010, CVRD Inco is creating a joint venture company with German-based Süd-Chemie AG to produce specialized materials to be used in exhaust

By NICK STEWART Lake Shore Gold Corp. faces a year of change in 2007, as executives prepare for underground exploration at their Timmins-area properties.

By IAN ROSS Promoting it as Canada’s “largest undeveloped PGM-copper resource,” Marathon PGM Corp.

By IAN ROSS Newly-formed Gold Eagle Mines anticipates a breakthrough 2007 exploration campaign with ‘Bonanza-type’ grades on their Red Lake property.

By Nick Stewart Despite having acquired the Rainy River Project property 80 kilometres south of Kenora just two years ago, Rainy River Resources’ 2006 exploration results have already caught the eye of a few potential suitors.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Buy low, drill deep and sell high is the thrust behind Queenston Mining Inc. This junior miner has an accumulated land holding of approximately 14,000 hectares representing the largest land package in the Kirkland Lake Mining Camp.

By IAN ROSS Xstrata Nickel matched its cross-town Sudbury rival CVRD-Inco with a $5 million donation towards Laurentian University’s proposed mining centre of excellence.

By Nick Stewart Over the last 16 years, Sudbury-area mining exploration expenditures have doubled to a total of $50 million, and the number of exploration projects have increased nearly five-fold, according to the manager of information and marketing