Primed for the boom
When northwestern Ontario’s forest industry began taking a dive during the last decade, Grant Brodeur could see the writing on the wall...
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Goldcorp bounces back in third quarter
Goldcorp Inc. reported record quarterly revenue of $1.5 billion, generating adjusted net earnings of $441 million for the third quarter of..
High-precision geophysics takes off
A new high-resolution resistivity and induced polarization technology developed in Germany for geotechnical applications is gaining..
Electric personnel carrier introduced
RES Equipment Sales of Dryden, Ontario, is spearheading the development of a battery-powered personnel utility vehicle for underground..
City Welding gears up for rebound
The world-wide recession and the still unsettled strike by Vale Inco workers have taken their toll on Sudbury area mining suppliers, but..
Paste proposed for oilsands
A tailings treatment technology developed in Sudbury is one of several solutions the Alberta oilsands industry is considering as an..
High gold price fuels exploration
Exploration spending was down in Canada and around the world in 2009, but Ontario fared better than most jurisdictions. “Levels of..
A perfect confluence
The one billion dollars in exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures recorded in Ontario for 2011 speaks volumes about our mineral..