Mining

The Ministry of Labour will enforce new regulations on Jan. 1 that Ontario’s chief prevention officer expects will make underground mining safer across the province.

Hands-on training has proven to be an ideal way to help recruit First Nations into heavy equipment careers.

The two Quebec men convicted of defrauding mining supply giant Atlas Copco’s Sudbury operations to the tune of $24 million could face up to 14 years in prison, said the assistant Crown attorney who led the prosecution in the case.

Sudbury’s emerging school of design has a new name: The McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University.

Gowest Gold is negotiating with Northern Sun Mining Corp. to mill ore from its Bradshaw gold deposit at Northern Sun's Redstone Mill.

It’s back to court for Northern Superior Resources. The Sudbury junior miner is heading to the Ontario Court of Appeal after its $25-million lawsuit against the Ontario government was dismissed by a Superior Court judge in late May.

Kirkland Lake Gold is looking to raise $15 million for exploration activities at its Timmins and Kirkland Lake properties through a non-brokered private placement.

Oban Mining Corp. is changing its name to Osisko Mining Inc. The company said the name change will better reflect the “evolution of the corporation since the beginning of its consolidation activities in Ontario and Quebec.

Gowest Gold received advanced exploration permits from the province to mine a bulk sample from its Bradshaw gold deposit, northeast of Timmins.

Vancouver’s First Mining Finance has finalized its acquisition of Tamaka Gold and its Goldlund gold project, near Sioux Lookout.