Mining

Ontario is falling behind as a mining jurisdiction, agreed several industry players who participated in a consultation forum organized by the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines March 18.

Kirkland Lake Gold announced a record monthly production of 16,485 ounces of gold for February. The company said 32,862 tons milled at a head grade of 0.52 ounces per ton ("opt") or 17.8 grams per tonne ("g/t") and a recovery rate of 96.8 per cent.

A winter drilling program at Red Lake by Pure Gold Mining has yielded some high-grade results.

Reliant Gold Corp. has staked 56 claim units totalling 896 hectares in the McVicar Lake area 90 kilometres west of Pickle Lake. Dubbed the East Bay Property, the claims cover a series of historical gold occurrences and prospects.

FNX Mining Company Inc. and one of its supervisors pleaded guilty to safety violations at the Craig Mine in Greater Sudbury and fined a total of $88,000. On Sept.

Key industry players in the Ring of Fire mineral deposit said they were not surprised by an Ontario Chamber of Commerce report card that criticized the glacial pace of progress in the region.

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Ring of Fire report card assigned a failing grade of “F” to the federal government for their lack of buy-in to advance mine development in the Far North.

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Ring of Fire report card assigned a failing grade of “F” to the federal government for their lack of buy-in to advance mine development in the Far North.

The mineral commodities market may be scuffling, but Northern Ontario mining supply companies still made a big impression at one of the world’s largest annual mining shows in Toronto.

A partnership between Detour Gold and Contact North, Ontario’s distance education and training network, offers employees online learning opportunities while working and living at the remote mine site.