Mining

Two employees from a Sudbury -based junior mining company were held hostage for one day by members of a northwestern Ontario First Nation band in 2011 in an attempt to obtain payment from the company as it carried out a gold exploration activity.

A Sudbury junior miner is suing the Ontario for $110 million for failing in its duty to consult with First Nations. In an Oct.

Gary Halverson, a former Timmins mine manager and Sudbury native, was named the new president and chief operating officer of Cliffs Natural Resources. The 55-year-old Halverson officially takes control of the Ohio mining giant on Nov. 18.

Canada's national mining industry group is hailing the historic Canada-European trade agreement as one that will be most beneficial to the sector. MAC president-CEO Pierre Gratton said his industry group is “highly supportive” of the trade agreement.

Bill Boor hesitates when asked if his company would have dumped a half-billion dollars in Ontario's Ring of Fire if, back in 2009, it would have known of the myriad of economic, political, cultural, and environmental challenges in trying to develop a

The Liberal government took a beating yesterday in the Ontario legislature over the lack of progress in the Ring of Fire exploration camp.

North American Palladium (NAP) has started hoisting material through the new shaft at its Lac des Iles palladium mine in northwestern Ontario. In an Oct.

Ontario's Environment Commissioner is warning that Queen's Park is risking “irreversible damage” to the wildlife and the landscape in the Far North unless research is done and proper safeguards are put in place.

Vancouver's New Gold announced Oct 16 that it has completed its acquisition of the remaining 2.5 per cent of the outstanding shares of Rainy River Resources.

Proclaiming the rebirth of Cobalt, one of Ontario’s earliest mining camps, may be a stretch, but the recent reopening of the Yukon Refinery just north of town is a step in the right direction.