Mining

KELLY LOUISEIZE For the last 10 years a plethora of diamond kimberlite exploration has been occurring in Northern Ontario and the main impetus behind large- and small-sized mining company exploration is the presence of De Beers in the James Bay Lowla

By ANDREW WAREING Globex Mining Enterprises is awaiting word on private investment for a feasibility study into magnesium-talc mining in the Timmins area. “We’re waiting daily” to hear about private funding, says Globex president Jack Stoch.

By ANDREW WAREING Officials at Rubicon Minerals Corp. are optimistic recent findings of high-grade gold deposits on their McFinley Gold project in Red Lake could potentially lead to the development of a mine within the next five years.

A new regional trade association has been formed to promote Greater Sudbury’s fastest growing sector.

By ANDREW WAREING There are many more steps to be taken by Falconbridge Ltd.’s geologists before development of the Nickel Rim South property can become a full-fledged mine.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Junior mining companies are continuing their search for gold in the hills of Tower Mountain, 50 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, following a significant gold find during preliminary exploration.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE The mining industry is taking advantage of a new electronic marketplace that promises to reduce time and cost with the ease of a one-stop transaction centre.

For over 100 years, mining has been a major component to the economy of Canada. One of the main reasons why the mining industry has been so prominent for so long has been the diligent work carried out by junior mining exploration companies.

Bill Mercer, president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), is ecstatic about the federal government’s 2003 budget announcement that the temporary Investment Tax Credit for Exploration in Canada (ITCE) will be fine tuned an

A group of citizens near Wawa are hailing a property rezoning decision as a small victory. Superior Aggregates, a subsidiary of the U.S.