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Shaky investment markets forces driller offshore

Shaky investment markets forces driller offshore

A Thunder Bay drilling company boss said exploration work is drying up in Northern Ontario and she's finding greener pastures in the Caribbean.
First Nation clashes with Red Lake gold miner

First Nation clashes with Red Lake gold miner

A small northwestern Ontario First Nation community is threatening legal action against a Red Lake gold miner which is advancing a high-grade deposit toward an early 2014 startup.
Development corp helps when banks won`t

Development corp helps when banks won`t

With $8 million in its coffers, the Nickel Basin Federal Development Corp. ’s annual budget isn’t big, but it’s effective. The corporation is a high-risk lender that loans money to entrepreneurs and business startups after the bank has said no.
Mining symposium a venue for exposure

Mining symposium a venue for exposure

Visitors to the Ontario Exploration and Geoscience Symposium in Sudbury could find booths displaying large-format printers to the latest in geophysical technology.
Program offers grants to prospectors

Program offers grants to prospectors

Joseph Barr was one of the most popular exhibitors at a recent mining symposium since he was “giving away money.” As president of the Ontario Exploration Council (OEC), he set up a booth at the Ontario Exploration and Geoscience Symposium Nov.
First Nations using video game to attract youth to mining

First Nations using video game to attract youth to mining

In northwestern Ontario, mining companies struggling to find skilled workers may soon have a new recruitment ally on their side, and it comes in a most non-traditional package: a videogame.
Mining association inducts pair into hall of fame

Mining association inducts pair into hall of fame

Both Rick Lemieux and Bob Morin were born in small towns, both demonstrated an aptitude for working with machinery at a young age, and both saw ways to make improvements in the mining industry, which helped their respective companies achieve success
Solid Gold looks for new CEO

Solid Gold looks for new CEO

Controversial junior mining boss Darryl Stretch has been replaced as CEO of Solid Gold Resources by its board of directors. In a Dec.
Sault machine shop expands operations

Sault machine shop expands operations

Change is nothing new for Rector Machine Works . Since opening its doors in 1934, the family-run machine shop has expanded and moved multiple times.
Soda blasting cleaning up mining industry

Soda blasting cleaning up mining industry

Jeff Perreault was trying to find an effective method for removing heavy-duty stains from a variety of surfaces when he found the answer right in his own kitchen cupboard: sodium bicarbonate.