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Totten boasts copper, nickel and PGMs

Further exploration scheduled for 2014 The mineralization at Vale’s Totten Mine is so rich, ribbons of copper, nickel and precious metal can be viewed at surface just by walking through the parking lot.
Women in Mining: Judy Baker

Women in Mining: Judy Baker

Challenges in junior exploration faced by both genders For Judy Baker, challenges in the junior exploration side of the mining industry aren’t necessarily linked to gender.
Women in Mining: Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin

Women in Mining: Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin

Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin doesn't view herself as an inspirational role model for women.
Women in Mining: Caitlin Jeffs

Women in Mining: Caitlin Jeffs

Finding the right balance Attitude is everything for women to succeed in the mining industry.
Transition Metals searching for next big find

Transition Metals searching for next big find

Key projects across Northern Ontario Scott McLean made a name for himself in the mining industry during a 23-year career with Falconbridge and Xstrata.
Laurentian plays key role in ore deposit research

Laurentian plays key role in ore deposit research

Scale of $12-million Footprints project unprecedented The Canadian Mining Innovation Council’s Exploration Innovation Consortium (CMIC) has been given the go-ahead for a five-year, $12-million study to help mining and exploration companies zero in on
Software rewinds time

Software rewinds time

Pearce Element Ratio Analysis goes mainstream A software development project funded by the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) in Sudbury is making a highly complex and underutilized mathematical technique for finding orebodies more acc
Caracle Creek releases lands management app

Caracle Creek releases lands management app

MyMaps features a spatial display with links to public databases MyMaps, a new web-based mapping tool, may not help exploration companies make their next ore discovery, but it will bring together all the information about their properties in one easi
Prospectors required to complete awareness program

Prospectors required to complete awareness program

Program covers the mining sequence, claim staking, early exploration and aboriginal consultation Until now, anyone 18 years of age or older with a photo ID and $25.50 could obtain an Ontario prospector’s licence.
Ministry coping with plans and permit processing

Ministry coping with plans and permit processing

As of May 1, approximately 100 plans and permits pursuant to the amended Mining Act regulations were approved, according to the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines.