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Vale Inco whacked by global crunch

Never before has the business world felt so vulnerable to other countries' economies and yet this is the situation as global nickel demand has come to a grinding halt.

Canadian Arrow receives road permit for nickel project

Sudbury junior miner Canadian Arrow Mines is building an all-weather road into the site of its Kenbridge Nickel Project in northwestern Ontario.

Apollo Gold nets $15 million interim financing for Timmins gold mine

While the banks continue to perform extensive due diligence and project review for Apollo Gold's proposed Black Fox gold mine near Timmins, a $15 million interim financing has been proposed to allow development work to continue on schedule.

West Timmins Mining hits more high grade gold in its namesake

Drilling at West Timmins Mining Inc.'s fully-owned Thorne Property in Timmins has continued to yield sufficient positive gold results to expand the Golden River West Zone.
Vale Inco announce shutdowns and early retirement in Sudbury

Vale Inco announce shutdowns and early retirement in Sudbury

Shutdowns and early retirement packages for Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador's nickel operations have been announced by Vale Inco as the company responds to global economic uncertainties in the market.
PROSPECTS NORTH MINING CONFERENCE

PROSPECTS NORTH MINING CONFERENCE

A mining conference took place at the Travelodge Hotel Airlane, an initiative of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM).
Incubating entrepreneurs at new NORCAT facility

Incubating entrepreneurs at new NORCAT facility

Glass, cedar and stone make up the shining exterior of the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT)'s new Innovation and Commercialization Park, but it's Northern Ontario know-how that will soon fill its airy interior.

Educating the next generations

An icon in any industry needs no introduction. Such was the case for James S. Redpath founder of The Redpath Group.
MIRARCO celebrates a decade of mining

MIRARCO celebrates a decade of mining

What began as an idea at the heart of Laurentian University has since blossomed into a decade of internationally ground-breaking innovation, as Mining Innovation Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) recently celebrated its tenth
Low metal prices prompt shut-downs

Low metal prices prompt shut-downs

Plummeting metal and commodity prices flattened some junior and medium-sized miners in Northern Ontario last month.