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Transition Metals cashes up for exploration

Sudbury ’s Transition Metals has closed a private placement financing of more than $2 million. The April 16 announcement comes days after earlier financing news of a $1.5-million investment by Royal Nickel Corp.

Osisko staves off Goldcorp takeover

Montreal’s Osisko Mining announced April 16 that it has reached an agreement with Yamana Gold and Agnico Eagle to jointly buy all Osisko's issued and outstanding common shares for $3.9-billion or $8.15 a share.

Northern grads find mining work

Richmont Mines wants to snatch up graduates of Northern College’s underground hard rock miner common core program.

Ontario Prospectors hand out annual awards

The Ontario Prospectors Association presented the Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year Award to Transition Metals and Impala Platinum Holdings.

Richard Nemis added as Goldeye advisor

Richard Nemis, the founder of Noront Resources, is joining Goldeye Explorations on its technical and advisory board.
Ring of Fire junior supports ONTC move

Ring of Fire junior supports ONTC move

KWG Resources is congratulating the Wynne government for keeping the Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) in public hands.
Vale employee killed in incident identified

Vale employee killed in incident identified

The Greater Sudbury Police Service have announced that 36-year-old Paul Rochette of Sudbury was the Vale employee killed in an incident at the company’s Copper Cliff operations, April 6. A second worker was seriously injured and remains in hospital.
Sudbury mining accident kills Vale worker

Sudbury mining accident kills Vale worker

A worker at Vale’s Sudbury operation is dead and another is seriously injured after an April 6 mining accident.
KWG V-P blames province for stalling Ring of Fire development

KWG V-P blames province for stalling Ring of Fire development

The province was “blinded” by Cliffs Natural Resources' promises to invest in the Ring of Fire to the detriment of the project's development, said Moe Lavigne, KWG Resources' vice-president of exploration and development.
Retiring workers prized for skill, expertise

Retiring workers prized for skill, expertise

When Bernie Frohlick turned 65 this year, the calendar told him it was time to start receiving his pension, but he wasn’t quite ready to hang up his work boots.