Mining

Would you believe that one of the largest diamond cutting and polishing facilities in North America is in Sudbury?

Goldeye Explorations is striking while the iron is hot and right now, gold is the mineral of choice in the emerging Shining Tree district.

Sudbury is the front-runner to host the ore processing from a chromite deposit in the Northern Ontario's Ring of Fire. Cliffs Natural Resources released a much-anticipated Feb.

More than $100 billion is expected to be invested in Saskatchewan over the next decade and some Northern Ontario businesses want a piece of the action.

Canadian Shield Energy Solutions Inc (CSE) announced Jan. 3 that the company will merge with Sudbury's BESTECH, one of Canada’s leading mine engineering and automation firms specializing in software development and energy management.

Cochrane is one of the northeastern Ontario communities reaping spinoff benefits as the project site preparations begin for one of Canada’s largest undeveloped gold reserves.

Finding new workers will be the biggest challenge facing the Canadian mining industry over the next 10 years as the majority of its workforce reaches retirement, according to a recent labour report.

As gold continues to break records and bring prosperity to the North with ever-soaring prices, the precious-metal heavyweight once again stands as the region’s celebrity commodity.

Two years ago, the Ring of Fire was a hot high-grade chromite discovery resigned to the back pages of the business section.

India has renewed its interest in developing its mining and mineral sector.