Mining

Richmont Mines is out to raise $27 million to extend the mine life and find gold reserves near its Island Gold Mine in northeastern Ontario.

Vancouver’s First Mining Finance is making a move to acquire Tamaka Gold and its Goldlund project near Sioux Lookout.

Glencore is wrapping up production at its Kidd Creek Mine in 2021, but a Rouyn-Noranda junior miner believes there’s more zinc and copper to be found.

A Vancouver junior miner that’s digging for high-grade silver near Temiskaming Shores is working with a First Nation band to explore around a former underground mine.

Ministry of Labour inspectors conducted a safety blitz last fall at mine and exploration sites to check up on adherence to safety training programs. Of 78 field visits at 67 mining workplaces between Oct. 1 and Nov.

An inquest has been called in the 2011 death of a worker at the Hoyle Pond Mine in Timmins. Dr.

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The first production blast at Harte Gold’s Sugar Zone project is set for June 30. The Toronto miner announced in a May 12 release it is making the transitioning from mining development ore to production ore at its gold deposit near White River.

The opening day of the Sudbury Protocol Conference got off to a shaky start with plenty of unanswered questions thrust upon the organizers.

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