Mining

Patience and perseverance has paid off for Australian junior miner Magma Metals. The Perth-headquartered company has turned a neglected area north of Thunder Bay into a platinum group metals hot spot in a few short years.

Glenn Nolan takes on the role following his recent work with the company's Committee on Aboriginal Affairs

Chromite and base metal junior miner Noront Resources has chosen SNC-Lavalin to conduct a transportation study for its McFauld's Lake project in the so-called 'Ring of Fire' of the James Bay Lowlands.

One of Sudbury's dormant producers may spring to life in the summer of 2010. First Nickel continues to take a hard look at the viability of restarting its shuttered Lockerby Mine. Consulting engineering firm Genivar Ltd.

Vale Inco has decided to give 220 widows of Vale Inco workers who died before 1972 a $2,000 Christmas bonus.

Training tool gets off the ground with $2 million from Vale Inco

From juniors to producers, growing numbers of mining firms are having more and more success in capturing the imagination of investors and tapping into a new-found confidence in the financial markets.

Chris Astles, general manager at Cameco's Blind River uranium refinery, definitely has his finger on the pulse of the place.

It would be very easy for Knight Piesold Consulting Engineers to steal that old Navy recruiting logo about signing up and seeing the world.

Rail is making a comeback, even below ground. Nordic Mine Technology, a North Bay mining supply designer and manufacturer, is going global with their high-speed underground hauling and unloading systems.