Mining

Two Thunder Bay firms are teaming up to advance a gold project on the East Coast. Benton Resources announced Jan. 20 that it’s executing an agreement with Nordmin Engineering to develop the Cape Ray gold project in southwestern Newfoundland.

Northwestern chambers of commerce urged the Wynne government to rein in spending, get cracking on the Ring of Fire, address the growing skills gap, and strive to deliver cheaper power to Northern manufacturers.

International Montoro Resources has contracted Orbit Garant Drilling Services for an exploration program at its Pecors Anomaly base metal property near Elliot Lake.

Kapuskasing Gold has appointed former government geologist Brian Atkinson to its advisory board. Atkinson served as the resident geologist with the Ontario Geological Survey offices in Timmins and Red Lake. In a Jan.

MacKenzie (Mac) Watson, one of the Ring of Fire discoverers, was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, Jan. 15 in Toronto.

Gold miner Goldcorp has announced its intentions to purchase Probe Mines , which has interests in the Chapleau area, for $526 million.

It may sound like something straight from science fiction, but for miners of the future, suits and helmets that monitor their vital signs, regulate their body temperature and communicate to aboveground operators isn’t so far from reality.

Vibrations have not traditionally been recognized as major health and safety hazards in workplaces, but Laurentian University's Tammy Eger and her colleagues hope to change that perception.

Sudbury’s Dynamic Earth mining science museum will be the test bed for a new large-scale underground air compressor to supply deep mines with cool air. The compressor will use an efficient hydraulic system to move air underground.

Low nickel prices have forced First Nickel Inc. (FNI) to restructure operations at its Lockerby nickel-copper mine in Sudbury and cut jobs. In a Jan.