Timmins

Holmer Gold Mines Ltd. commenced an extensive drilling program in Bristol Township near Timmins in late May.

A promising gold deposit near Timmins is likely three years away from development after a three-way $1.95-billion merger deal between Kinross, Echo Bay Mines and TVX Gold Inc. was announced June 10. An estimated 1.

Falconbridge officials were waiting on a decision in late June on the City of Timmins' appeal of the 2001 municipal tax assessment of the mining company's Kidd Creek operation.

A Quebec junior exploration company is encouraged by recent results from gold exploration efforts near Matheson. Tom Exploration Inc.

Falconbridge continues to ask the City of Timmins to drop an appeal of Kidd Creek's 2001 municipal tax assessment. The nickel producer says the appeal will cost the company an additional $2.

An environmental group claims the Ministry of Natural Resources are allowing forest companies to clear cut beyond the legal limit in some parts of Ontario.

Junior mining company Davidson Tisdale Ltd. has plans to revive a former gold mine in South Porcupine, which has been drilled and explored since the early 1900s. In the mid-1990s, some gold was mined out of the Davidson mine, yielding about 0.

Industrial development, mineral exploration and cleanup of contaminated properties along the coastal communities of James Bay are among projects to be discussed during upcoming community planning sessions with coastal community First Nations leaders.

Repair crews from NorBuilding Enterprises and Ontario Northland crews spent the last weekend in May righting six derailed CN freight cars loaded with phosphate in Hearst. A 170-ton Dutch crane was used to lift the 132-ton cars back on track.

By Ian Ross News of nickel-mining giant Falconbridge Ltd.