Mining

KWG Resources said it has completed tests in Sudbury on a refining method to process chromite ore from the Ring of Fire. The testing was done by XPS Consulting, a division of Glencore’s Sudbury mining operations.

Ontario has lagged behind other provinces – namely Quebec and British Columbia – when it comes to its dealings with First Nations, said Bob Rae.

Mine development in the Rainy River District has taken on a greater importance following the closure of the paper mill in Fort Frances.

Temex Resources has closed a non-brokered private placement, raising $2.77 million for its Timmins-area gold projects. Under the agreement, an aggregate of 25,223,818 flow-through units were sold at a price of $0.

Kirkland Lake Gold announced it is ending its strategic review process that began Jan.6.

The collective brain trust of the ministries of natural resources and northern development and mines includes three bureaucrats whose salaries top the $200,000 mark.

Winnipeg-based King's Bay Gold Corporation announced that their marketing pitch at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada trade show in March has led to signing “multiple confidentiality agreements” with parties interested in its Menary

Xmet has contracted Asinii Drilling Inc. to start work on the company’s Blackflake Project near Hearst. In March 28 release, the Toronto junior miner reported line cutting is finished and ground geophysics is underway.

Toronto-based Kerr Mines has started a 6,000-metre drill program on its McGarry Deposit at Larder Lake in northeastern Ontario.

Lexam VG Gold Inc. is reporting “excellent” recoveries from recent metallurgical test work at its four Timmins properties.