Mining

Most exploration and development companies in Northern Ontario and indeed around the world are feeling the heat of the downcycle. But Premier Gold Mines Ltd.

On March 11 the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, plans to release a follow-up to a report last year, Beneath the Surface, that called the Ring of Fire chromite and base metal deposit a “natio

Waubetek Business Development Corporation has developed a new mining strategy designed to help stakeholders navigate the intricacies involved with resource development in Northeastern Ontario.

Watching the sudden discharge of red-hot molten metal at the Vale slag pile has been a rite of passage for generations of Sudburians.

It didn’t necessarily fulfill Queen’s Park’s billion-dollar request to help finance infrastructure for the Ring of Fire, but Ottawa is willing to co-fund a long overdue road study to reach the stranded mineral deposits and provide year-round accessib

The uncertainty created by the Ontario government in its mishandling of First Nations consultation were cited by the Fraser Institute in its choice to drop the province down in its annual rankings of global mining-friendly jurisdictions.

The Ontario Ministry of Labour said it's on track to release its final Mining, Health, Safety and Prevention Review report in late March.

Collège Boréal is opening a new avenue for people to enter the mining industry with its upcoming prospecting and exploration technician program.

A low Canadian dollar could work in the United Steelworkers' favour as they enter into contract negotiations with Vale in Sudbury, said a Laurentian University commerce professor.

Innovator Jim Kendall remembers the exact circumstances surrounding his eureka moment: Jan. 19, 2011 at 6:50 p.m., while on the elliptical trainer at the Ajax Community Centre.