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First Nations trainer setting up future drillers for success

First Nations trainer setting up future drillers for success

The Frontenac open pit may have limited gold potential, but it’s perfect ground for the type of real-world training that Randy Becker wants to provide for First Nations.
Detour Gold reports positive drill results from Lower Detour

Detour Gold reports positive drill results from Lower Detour

Detour Gold Corp. is reporting positive results from its winter drilling program at the Lower Detour property north of Cochrane.
Wesdome Mines appoints new CEO

Wesdome Mines appoints new CEO

Wesdome Gold Mines has appointed Duncan Middlemiss as its president and CEO. Middlemiss had been president and CEO of St. Andrew Goldfields before it was acquired by Kirkland Lake Gold in January.
Ring of Fire developer hires rail experts for corridor study

Ring of Fire developer hires rail experts for corridor study

KWG Resources has signed on CANARAIL Consultants to conduct a rail feasibility study for the Ring of Fire and for its development partners, China Railway First Survey & Design Institute.
Dome Mine to remain operational in Timmins

Dome Mine to remain operational in Timmins

Goldcorp has announced it will keep its underground Dome Mine in Timmins open and operational.

Goldeye Explorations Agrees to Be Acquired by Treasury Metals

Treasury Metals, a future gold producer in northwestern Ontario, is adding to its assets by acquiring Goldeye Explorations and its very promising gold property, north of Red Lake.
Clinic studying link between McIntyre Powder and workplace disease

Clinic studying link between McIntyre Powder and workplace disease

Can a link be made between aluminum powder administered to miners over more than three decades and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?

Osisko starts drilling at Timmins-area property

Osisko Mining has started a 20,000-metre drill program at its Garrison property, located 100 kilometres east of Timmins. Work is focused on the Garrcon and Jonpol deposits, which have been defined by previous operators on the property.
Miners recall use of black powder during employment

Miners recall use of black powder during employment

Danny Hway vividly remembers the impact McIntyre Powder had on his father, Nicholas, who worked at Timmins’ McIntyre Mine for 47 years. At home, his dad wouldn’t speak of it, but he didn’t need to.
Province sinks funding into bio-mining research

Province sinks funding into bio-mining research

A new Laurentian University industrial research chair position in bio-mining, bio-remediation and science communication has the potential to kickstart a new industry in Sudbury that could create hundreds or even thousands of jobs, said the director o