Briefs

Fifteen Northern Ontario-based mining supply and service companies had an opportunity to promote their products and services to the Nevada mining community October 28 to November 3 Nevada during a trade mission organized by ONE-DC, an economic develo

McEwen Mining Inc. has completed the purchase of the Black Fox Complex, 65 kilometres east of Timmins, from Primero Mining Corp.

The Australian Centre for Geomechanics is hosting the First International Conference on Underground Mining Technology in Sudbury October 11 to 13.

Mines and Money Americas will be held in Toronto, October 2, 3 and 4.

Harte Gold is targeting the second quarter of 2018 for commercial production at its Sugar Zone deposit 60 kilometres east of the Hemlo gold camp. The Sugar Zone contains 980,900 tonnes grading 10.

A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Richmont Mines’ Island Gold operation 83 kilometres north of Wawa predicts average annual gold production of 115,000 ounces over the next eight years.

IAMGOLD has teamed up with Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining to develop the Côté Gold project 130 kilometres southwest of Timmins. Sumitomo has agreed to pay $195 million for a 30 per cent interest in the in the project.

Greenstone Gold Mines, jointly owned by Centerra Gold Inc.

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation has announced a $500,000 contribution to assist Avalon Advanced Materials with piloting and scaling up its proprietary process for recovering high purity lithium hydroxide from the lithium mineral petalite p

Soucie Salo Safety Inc., a supplier of personal protective equipment and safety supplies serving the mining industry from locations in Sudbury and Timmins, has been acquired by Source Atlantic Limited.