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Ottawa, Queen’s Park fund Ring of Fire road study

Ottawa, Queen’s Park fund Ring of Fire road study

It didn’t necessarily fulfill Queen’s Park’s billion-dollar request to help finance infrastructure for the Ring of Fire, but Ottawa is willing to co-fund a long overdue road study to reach the stranded mineral deposits and provide year-round accessib
Fraser Institute, junior miners slam Ontario Mining Act

Fraser Institute, junior miners slam Ontario Mining Act

The uncertainty created by the Ontario government in its mishandling of First Nations consultation were cited by the Fraser Institute in its choice to drop the province down in its annual rankings of global mining-friendly jurisdictions.
Provincial mining safety report due out in March

Provincial mining safety report due out in March

The Ontario Ministry of Labour said it's on track to release its final Mining, Health, Safety and Prevention Review report in late March.
Sudbury's Collège Boréal to launch prospecting program

Sudbury's Collège Boréal to launch prospecting program

Collège Boréal is opening a new avenue for people to enter the mining industry with its upcoming prospecting and exploration technician program.
Low dollar could help Sudbury miners in labour negotiations

Low dollar could help Sudbury miners in labour negotiations

A low Canadian dollar could work in the United Steelworkers' favour as they enter into contract negotiations with Vale in Sudbury, said a Laurentian University commerce professor.
Technology can detect gold grades in mineral samples

Technology can detect gold grades in mineral samples

Innovator Jim Kendall remembers the exact circumstances surrounding his eureka moment: Jan. 19, 2011 at 6:50 p.m., while on the elliptical trainer at the Ajax Community Centre.
Cliffs and Essar court trouble

Cliffs and Essar court trouble

The love-hate relationship between Essar Steel Algoma and Cliffs Natural Resources has flared again as the Sault Ste. Marie steel maker and the Cleveland iron-ore miner will be duking it out in court. Cliffs filed a US $90-million suit Jan.
Ontario Mine Rescue in talks to work with OPP

Ontario Mine Rescue in talks to work with OPP

Ontario Mine Rescue has been in talks to form a partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police's urban search and rescue teams.
Federal investment needed to spur mining innovation

Federal investment needed to spur mining innovation

Sudbury’s Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) is proposing a program to address the gap between good innovative ideas and finding ways to commercialize them for the mining industry.
Cliffs terminates Ring of Fire assessment process

Cliffs terminates Ring of Fire assessment process

The federal environmental assessment of Cliffs Natural Resources’ chromite project in the Ring of Fire has been terminated. The Cleveland-based iron ore miner notified the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) on Jan.