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Winter drilling produces some ‘spectacular’ results

By KELLY LOUISEIZE A winter diamond drilling program has offered up a treasure trove of assays from the massive sulphide zone discovered on MetalCORP’s 100-per-cent owned Big Lake property.

$36M research centre in the works

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Thunder Bay may be launching a Molecular Research Centre of Excellence based on scientific partnerships and team spirit. A $6.

Tourism operators off the mark: Lakehead prof

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Tourism operators in Thunder Bay think they know their visitors’ motivations quite well, but a study indicates some in the industry may be ignoring their travellers’ wants.

Marathon PGM property makes 'big jump' toward profitable production

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Marathon - Every mining company has variables determining whether or not the property can be mined at a profit.

In conversation with a ‘tour de force’

By KELLY LOUISEIZE For those who have not had the pleasure of meeting the Thunder Bay mayor, Lynn Peterson is a tour de force.

Unnamed groups look at Thunder Bay pulp plant

By KELLY LOUISEIZE At least a “handful” of groups have expressed interest in the Cascades Fine Papers Group Thunder Bay plant, the city’s senior development officer says.

Wolfden inks Goldcorp deal to fund Nunavut project

By IAN ROSS Thunder Bay – A Thunder Bay junior miner hopes a newly minted relationship with Goldcorp will deliver the final push to bring their Nunavut copper deposit into production and open up new financing doors to pursue some international projec

Bombardier bidding on TTC contracts

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Thunder Bay – The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is high on Bombardier’s list of potential partners for new rail car construction and refurbishment.

Hearst wood waste plant would create 150 jobs

By IAN ROSS The head of a California eco-energy company, eager to build Ontario's first forest biomass-to-ethanol fuel plant in Hearst, says they may be kick starting an emerging green fuel industry in the North. Company president Dr.

SMEs brace for slowdown

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Thunder Bay is in a state of flux, as the owners of small and medium-sized businesses brace for the impact of a slowing economy.