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Euro zone debt, American stagnation and a slowdown in China paint a picture of economic doom and gloom, but Northern Ontario’s mining..
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Goldcorp wins Tom Peters Award
A desert-like wasteland of mine tailings two kilometres from downtown Timmins that has been..
Victoria gets green light from Quadra FNX
Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. has announced plans to begin sinking two shafts at its Victoria project in the Sudbury Basin next year and expects..
Bob Rappolt joins SAMSSA Hall of Fame
Growing a successful consulting business and mentoring young professionals are two of the reasons Bob Rappolt, vice-president of..
Bestech helps miners meet emission regulations
Sudbury-based Bestech’s Air Quality Monitoring System was recently purchased by the Iron Ore Company of Canada and will be..
HudBay Minerals pitches Sudbury area suppliers
Manitoba-based HudBay Minerals Inc. is spending money and wants Sudbury mining suppliers to know it. It must have seemed like Christmas..
Author keeps Sudbury’s mining heritage alive
Retired miner, researcher and author Hans Brasch is keeping Sudbury’s mining heritage alive and well. His two most recent books, MINING..
Cattron reinvents its remote control system
Cattron’s New Generation radio remote control system has given compatibility a whole new meaning. Created for Vale Inco’s fleet of LHDs..
NORCAT breaks ground on innovation park
The Sudbury-based Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) has broken ground on a new 40,000 sq. ft. innovation and..
The ascendancy of brainpower
A globally significant mining cluster doesn’t just materialize at the snap of one’s fingers. Like good wine, it takes time to mature...