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Timmins mayor transitioning to private sector

Timmins mayor transitioning to private sector

A Timmins man, who for years championed the mining sector from the mayor’s seat, will now join the industry in the private sector.
Local solar panel technology to be tested in Malta

Local solar panel technology to be tested in Malta

Early next year, Sudbury -developed clean energy technology – with strong potential for the mining sector – is expected to be tested off the coast of Malta, a small European island nation in the Mediterranean Sea.
North Bay mine builder lands salt mine rehab work

North Bay mine builder lands salt mine rehab work

Cementation Canada will be on familiar turf later this year as the North Bay mine builder has landed a major contract to rehabilitate the shafts at a Goderich salt mine.
Ring of Fire junior: “When will this horse drink?”

Ring of Fire junior: “When will this horse drink?”

Critics of the province’s announcement in late August to establish an interim board for a Ring of Fire development corporation said it’s too little, too late.
Outgoing deputy minister headed waaaaay north

Outgoing deputy minister headed waaaaay north

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.
Being fast and flexible keeps Corbeil injection molder humming

Being fast and flexible keeps Corbeil injection molder humming

Don Champagne’s first foray into entrepreneurship almost crash landed before it off the ground.
Canopy system shows promise for rapid development

Canopy system shows promise for rapid development

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.
NORCAT opens Timmins facility

NORCAT opens Timmins facility

The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) is spreading its reach.
KWG, Noront react to Cliffs shakeup

KWG, Noront react to Cliffs shakeup

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.

Sudbury group funded for mining canopy

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.