Mining

By NICK STEWART Despite being new to the junior exploration scene, Detour Gold Corporation has hit the ground running, anticipating a production decision on its property not two years after first putting a drill in the ground.

By IAN ROSS Marathon PGM Corp. is edging ever closer to building an open pit mine on the northeastern shore of Lake Superior. “We’ve really done a lot in short time and we’re pretty optimistic we can make this work, said CEO Phillip Walford.

By IAN ROSS Pele Mountain Resources is leading the charge behind a revival in the historic Elliot Lake uranium camp.

By IAN ROSS Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner says the Mining Act needs to be reformed.

By Kelly Louiseize It is pretty hard for government to expect mining companies to clean up after themselves when their own back yard is a little dirty.

By IAN ROSS Bob Ray’s first attempt to break into the Sudbury mining service market in the early 1990s was a tough slog.

By NICK STEWART Some say a true testament of a man’s worth is evidenced in his working practice. Well, in Sturgeon Falls, three men are making quite a living manufacturing measuring tools for the mines.

By NICK STEWART Up to 100,000 positions are expected to go unfilled in the Canadian mining industry in the coming decade, a reality of which Northern Ontario post-secondary schools are all too aware as they work to narrow the gap.

By Jessica Smith Brett Resources Inc.’s aggressive year-long exploration program at its Atikokan area Hammond Reef project has significantly expanded a historic low-grade gold deposit.

By ADELLE LARMOUR As uranium market prices continue to climb, so have the number of claims staked in the Sibley Basin, northeast of Thunder Bay.