Mining

An up-and-coming northwestern Ontario iron ore producer is “98 per cent” sure the processing for a magnetite deposit will be located near Ignace, rather than Atikokan.

In 1912, mining companies in Cobalt were looking for trained technical workers but there weren't many in the area. To address the need, part-time evening classes were started in the town, at the YMCA, but they didn't pan out.

Building a Ring of Fire railroad to move millions of bulk tonnes of chromite is a certainty, said a senior official with Cliffs Natural Resources.

Canada's economy is benefiting from a global demand for natural resources which also bodes well for Sudbury's economy, says Dr. Sherry Cooper.

If the Ontario government can't supply competitively-priced industrial power, one Ring of Fire mining executive proposes going off the grid.

Northern communities looking to cash in on the Ring of Fire development in Ontario's Far North should zero in on their areas of expertise to attract investment opportunities in the service and supply sector.

Ursa Major Minerals reported a $2.4-million operational profit for the year that ended January 31, 2011, following its first year of commercial production.

The Town of Cochrane has sold all of its municipal residential lots, rental units are scarce and there is hardly any vacant office space available.

Vale should be “sincerely congratulated” for voluntarily surrendering portions of its aggregate licence near Willisville, Ont., according to the president of the La Cloche Mountains Preservation Society.

Break out the pick axes and shovels. A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) prepared for KWG Resources recommends pushing their Big Daddy chromite deposit in the Ring of Fire closer down the path toward production.