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Resource estimates announced for Big Daddy's McFaulds Lake

Resource estimates announced for Big Daddy's McFaulds Lake

Spider Resources Inc. (SPQ:TSX-V) (“Spider”), KWG Resources Inc. (KWG:TSX-V) (“KWG”) and Freewest Resources Canada Inc.
Ring of Fire miner kicks off Thunder Bay business trade show

Ring of Fire miner kicks off Thunder Bay business trade show

One of the biggest business-to-business trade shows in Northern Ontario is set for April 28 at Thunder Bay's Valhalla Inn.
Mining expo to come to Timmins

Mining expo to come to Timmins

In the knowledge world, facts are the new coins. Those in the mining sector and the allied service and supply fields will get the facts when they attend a trade show in Timmins on May 19-20. The show’s theme is A New Decade in Mining.
FNX merger to open global projects to northern firms

FNX merger to open global projects to northern firms

Northern Ontario mining suppliers may be able to tap into global mining projects, including a $2-billion mine construction project in Chile, as a result of the recently announced merger between Sudbury miner FNX Mining Company Inc .
Cast Nevada Resource adds MTI to U.S. product lineup

Cast Nevada Resource adds MTI to U.S. product lineup

Two companies with strong Sudbury ties are working together to extend their influence and reach in parts of the United States market, with Cast Nevada Resource Inc. having signed a distributor agreement with Mining Technologies International Inc.
Rails to Riches in the Ring of Fire

Rails to Riches in the Ring of Fire

A man from North Carolina is standing on the north bank of the frozen Ogoki River in Northern Ontario. His job is to find bedrock that could support a bridge foundation for a Class 3 heavy-haul railway.
Power, First Nation co-operation key to developing Ring of Fire mine

Power, First Nation co-operation key to developing Ring of Fire mine

An abundant supply of cheap power will decide whether northwestern Ontario lands any of the facilities to process chromite ore when a proposed McFaulds Lake mine opens in 2016.
North American Palladium set to rebound

North American Palladium set to rebound

North American Palladium (TSX-PDL) has started recalling laid-off employees and hiring new ones to resume operations this summer at its shuttered Lac des Iles mine in northwestern Ontario.
Vale Inco seals a deal with Local 2020

Vale Inco seals a deal with Local 2020

The nearly 290 office, technical and professional workers at Vale Inco's Sudbury operations represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2020 have voted 84.5 per cent to ratify a three-year offer put forward by the company.
Vale Inco to move into aggressive market position

Vale Inco to move into aggressive market position

Tito Martins sits back in his chair ready for the barrage of questions thrown at him from the media, extending his arms ahead and cupping his hands toward himself as if to say “Come on, I'm ready for you.