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Placer Dome will have to pay $137,500 in penalties as a result of injuries to a worker at the company’s Musselwhite gold mine north of Pickle Lake.

The Nord-Aski Regional Community Economic Development Corp. (CFDC) of Hearst, and the local initiatives program will both benefit from money provided by FedNor.

Taxes were on the minds of Falconbridge senior mining executives during Timmins city council budget deliberations.

The business community in the Tri-Towns is making much use of King Air's new scheduled airport service between the Earlton airport and Toronto. Since flights between Earlton, Rouyn-Noranda and Toronto resumed Jan.

By Diana Scheddin A change in shift schedules and an upgrade on an outdated ventilation system increased productivity levels and boosted the health of workers at one Northern Ontario-based mine. General mine superintendent of Kinross Gold Corp.

The first phase of cleanup of one of Canada's worst environmental hot spots at the former Kam Kotia mine is on schedule and close to being completed.

By Ian Ross In what Kinross Gold Corp. chief executive officer Bob Buchan described as the “most important event to happen in the Timmins camp in 20 years,” the gold producer is joining forces with rival Placer Dome Ltd.

By Michael Lynch A recent decision by the Ontario minister of Northern Development and Mines has angered mineral explorers.

Holmer Gold Mines Ltd. has announced plans to undertake a $500,000 drill-test program at its Timmins Gold Project in Bristol Township. The company announced completion of private placement financing of 2.

The focal point for Kapuskasing's Heritage Lumberjack Festival will receive an $805,000-facelift through funding commitments from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) and the Town of Kapuskasing.