Mining

By Kelly Louiseize Two signed agreements between Attawapiskat First Nation and De Beers Canada has given Quebec-based KWG Resources license to continue diamond exploration on treaty lands next door to the Victor project.

By IAN ROSS If junior miners exploring Ontario's Far North want a step-by-step manual on ways to consult with First Nations people, prospector Doug Parker says there really isn't one.

By IAN ROSS A British Columbia exploration association says it has the “answer key” to build trust and mutual respect with Aboriginal communities. And it’s only too willing to share it with others.

By IAN ROSS Surging uranium prices are making Elliot Lake’s low-grade reserves look very attractive for one Toronto junior miner.

By Nick Stewart A recent round of changes to the Aggregate Resources Act adds coverage to two-thirds of the unregulated aggregate production in Ontario, providing some Northern municipalities with newfound fee revenues. Effective Jan.

By NICK STEWART With a new facility and new equipment, Sudbury-based Specialty Alloys & Stainless Ltd. is not only increasing its workspace threefold, but eliminating the bottlenecks holding back growth.

By IAN ROSS The acquisition of a Timmins processing mill by Lake Shore Gold is a huge leap forward for the fast-growing Vancouver junior miner-turning-gold producer.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE It has been 10 years since Patrick Moore was invited to the prospectors and developers' conference as a keynote speaker.

By HEIDI ULRICHSEN The newly appointed president and CEO of CVRD Inco says the people of Greater Sudbury can “expect to see very little change” with how the mining company is run.

By NICK STEWART Avalon Ventures Ltd. hopes to bring at least one of its two Northern Ontario mineral deposits into commercial production by 2008.