Mining

When news about slowing growth in China shook down global commodity markets in May, Basil Botha wasn't the least bit spooked. The president and CEO of Northern Iron Corp.

A May sojourn to Sudbury by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was kept so quiet, few knew he had visited the city until he was already gone.

A successful mineral exploration initiative in northeastern Ontario has run its course after generating at least $38 million of activity.

Vale's $2 billion emissions reduction project will not only deliver a major boost to the economy, it will be “good for the lungs of our children and grandchildren,” according to Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Vale is proposing a new nickel-copper-PGM mine in Sudbury that has the potential for a 10-year life with an estimated production of 5,000 tonnes per day, and a projected workforce of 500.

While Cliffs Natural Resources made a declarative statement that Sudbury was its choice to host a $1.8-billion ferrochrome processor, the Ontario government was vague on what the province is prepared to invest in.

The profile of a new HARD-LINE Solutions vehicle might be small, but its impact has been mighty in the state of California.

When it comes to modern-day mining , the pickaxe and shovel are out and robots and technology are in.

Eyeing up the Batchawana area north of Sault Ste. Marie , Superior Copper Corp. has identified the former Coppercorp Mine as a promising area for exploration, not because of what's been found there, but because of what hasn't.

For Ashley Scott of Sudbury 's Laurentian University , old mines are untapped sources of green energy. The professor and chemical engineer has the research to back up his ideas.