Mining

Program seeks women who have experienced personal hardship

UPDATE: The worker killed at North American Palladium 's Lac des Iles Mine in Thunder Bay on July 10 has been identified as Pascal Goulet. The 38-year-old miner was outside of the loader he was operating when he was struck by a piece of broken ore.

If yours is a company that serves the mining industry — whether it manufactures equipment components or analyzes drill core — Timmins wants you.

Bloomberg News is reporting that Essar Steel Algoma may be heading for restructuring later this month. The publication reported that KKR & Co. and two other investors have purchased debt in the struggling Sault Ste.

Kirkland Lake Gold announced July 3 of the closing of its flow-through financing of $7.5 million. The company intends to use the net proceeds to advance its surface exploration program.

Howard Bird has been named Rubicon Mineral’s vice-president of exploration. "We would like to welcome Howard Bird to the management team," said Mr. Lalonde.

Superior Copper Corp. has discovered a new zone of copper-silver-gold mineralization at its project near Sault Ste. Marie.

Symboticware , a Sudbury-based company that specializes in products for real-time monitoring and safety control systems for the mining industry, is getting $13,279 from FedNor.

Mining equipment manufacturer Rock-Tech is expanding its operation to a 30,000-square-foot facility in Sudbury. Rock-Tech manufactures equipment engineered specifically for underground mining applications.

Laurentian Goldfields announced June 25 that it has closed the acquisition of the Newman-Madsen Property from Sabina Gold & Silver at Red Lake in northwestern Ontario.