Mining

George Ross, Ontario’s former deputy minister with the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, started his new job with the Government of Yukon as its new deputy minister of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources on Oct. 1.

Don Champagne’s first foray into entrepreneurship almost crash landed before it off the ground.

The Centre of Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) has completed the first phase of testing for a protective canopy system designed to serve as a key enabler for rapid underground development.

The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) is spreading its reach.

Frank Smeenk was direct in his appraisal of Cliffs Natural Resources ending up on the wrong end of an acrimonious proxy fight with a New York hedge fund. “I thought they deserved everything that befell them,” said the president-CEO of KWG Resources.

The Centre of Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) has received provincial funding toward the development of a canopy that will protect underground miners from falling rock. Premier Kathleen Wynne was in Sudbury on Sept.

A recent drop in the price of nickel should not have a major impact on Sudbury 's mining supply and services sector, said the executive director of the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association.

KWG Resources revealed it has two offers on the table for offtake agreements to advance its Ring of Fire chromite project.

Northern Gold Mining Inc. has signed a custom milling agreement with St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd.

Kirkland Lake’s Jim Taylor has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Ontario Association of Community Futures Development Corporation.