Mining

Drilling at West Timmins Mining Inc.'s fully-owned Thorne Property in Timmins has continued to yield sufficient positive gold results to expand the Golden River West Zone.

Shutdowns and early retirement packages for Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador's nickel operations have been announced by Vale Inco as the company responds to global economic uncertainties in the market.

A mining conference took place at the Travelodge Hotel Airlane, an initiative of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM).

Glass, cedar and stone make up the shining exterior of the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT)'s new Innovation and Commercialization Park, but it's Northern Ontario know-how that will soon fill its airy interior.

An icon in any industry needs no introduction. Such was the case for James S. Redpath founder of The Redpath Group.

What began as an idea at the heart of Laurentian University has since blossomed into a decade of internationally ground-breaking innovation, as Mining Innovation Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) recently celebrated its tenth

Plummeting metal and commodity prices flattened some junior and medium-sized miners in Northern Ontario last month.

Goldcorp took a decidedly NIMBY attitude when rival Agnico-Eagle staked a share in a successful junior miner with a high-grade gold deposit on the doorstep of its Red Lake complex.

Finding a mine is like winning the lottery, E.Grayme Anthony says. Once you find it, you want to access the windfall, but there are bureaucratic hoops to go through first.

After a year’s worth of preparation, Dianor Resources is gearing up to spend $30 million this fall to try and see just how much sparkle sits on their Wawa-area diamond project.