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New Gold’s Rainy River Mine closing in on commercial production

New Gold Inc. expects to begin producing gold at its Rainy River Mine in northwestern Ontario this month with commercial production planned for November.

Vale’s Stobie Mine slated for closure

Vale’s Stobie Mine in Sudbury will be placed on care and maintenance later this year. “This is a necessary decision but a sad one,” said Stuart Harshaw, vice-president, Ontario Operations.

Materials Joining Innovation Centre gets boost from feds

Fednor, the Canadian government’s economic development agency for Northern Ontario, has provided $301,500 to the Materials Joining Innovation Centre (MaJIC) in Kirkland Lake.

Barrick’s Hemlo operation studies mine life extension

The mine life of Barrick Gold’s Hemlo operations could be extended for up to another 10 years as a result of studies currently underway. The operation, which includes open pit and underground mining, has been in production for 30 years.

Landore Resources wins Discovery of the Year Award

Landore Resources Limited has won the Bernie Schneiders Discovery of the Year Award for the discovery of the BAM East Gold Deposit on its Junior Lake Property, 235 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.

Marten Falls First Nation offered Noront shares

Noront Resources Ltd. has signed an Exploration and Project Advancement Agreement with the Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN).

New location for Workplace Safety North and Ontario Mine Rescue

Workplace Safety North (WSN) has opened a new office in downtown Sudbury.

Lakehead University receives funding for research centre

Lakehead University in Thunder Bay will receive $9.

New safety regulations effective as of January 1

As of January 1, Ontario mining operations are subject to a number of new requirements flowing from recommendations of the Mining Health, Safety and Prevention Review (MHSPR) report released in April 2015.

ESG Solutions develops innovative method of estimating rock stress

ESG Solutions, a Kingston, Ontario-based industry leader in microseismic solutions for the mining, oil & gas and geotechnical industries, is working with the Ultra Deep Mining Network (UDMN) to develop and test an innovative method of estimating