Mining

Sudbury’s Transition Metals announced it has acquired all the exploration and development assets of the former First Nickel. In a transaction that closed Jan.

Lac des Iles Mine, operated by North American Palladium north of Thunder Bay, has been fined $365,000 for two separate incidents in 2014 that resulted in an injury to one worker and a fatality for another.

Kirkland Lake Gold announced it has poured one million ounces at its Macassa Mine Complex since operations began at the northeastern Ontario mine in 2003.

Detour Gold has updated its life-of-mine plan, which increases the output at Detour Lake gold mine, while extending its life by three years. According to the new plan, proven and probable open-pit reserves have increased to 16.

A new report from the Northern Policy Institute (NPI) is a mouthful — The Mining Industry in Northwestern Ontario: An Analysis of Recent Developments and a Strategy for Success.

Maureen Jensen has been nominated as the new chair and CEO of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), subject to review by the Standing Committee on Government Agencies.

With its ore reserves depleting, it was inevitable that the closing of Goldcorp’s Dome underground mine would come sooner rather than later. But a constant decrease in gold prices over the last year was the final blow for the 106-year-old mine.

The City of Temiskaming Shores has won a national economic development award for the 2015 Northern Ontario Mining Showcase.

A long-term research project at Laurentian University is showing promise in using mine tailings to grow crops for biomass.

Despite rumours to the contrary, Vale said it is still on track to meet its environmental commitments and complete its $1-billion Clean AER project by 2018.