Exploration

Rainy River Resources plans production for 2016 With Detour Gold ’s open pit operation 185 kilometres northeast of Cochrane already pouring gold and ramping up to commercial production, Northern Ontario’s next gold mine could be Rainy River Resources

Is it high frequency trading, the popularity of ETFs and bullion ownership or general economic malaise? Why are so many junior mining companies having a tough time raising money? And why are their share prices in the doldrums? In a departure from usu

Cliffs takes a beating Ontario’s much-touted Ring of Fire mineral district in the remote James Bay Lowlands may take a little longer than originally thought to yield its vast treasure.

Several projects undergoing environmental assessments, but financing hard to come by for grass roots projects Two thousand and twelve was another stellar year for exploration and mine development in Northern Ontario with estimated spending of $916 mi

Mining Act regulations to be fully enforced April 1 The jury is still out on the new Mining Act regulations in Ontario that require prospectors and exploration companies to consult with First Nations and apply for plans and permits prior to carrying

Sharing the benefits Where do the First Nations stand on the amendments to the Mining Act and the new regulations? Nishnawbe Aski Nation grand chief Harvey Yesno couldn’t be reached for comment, but made the following remarks in a recent column made

Queenston Mining has been focused the last few years on making the transition from an exploration company to a mining one.

Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. has announced the completion of a National Instrument 43-101 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Talc-Magnesite project located 13 kilometres south of Timmins.

Recent results from some 180 holes at Probe Mines’ Borden Lake Project confirm a promising low-grade, bulk tonnage gold deposit with a high-grade core in a region of Ontario that geologists have long dismissed as having little if any mineral potentia

Pele Mountain Resources has released an updated NI-43-101 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Eco Ridge Mine Rare Earths and Uranium project located in Elliot Lake, 160 kilometres west of Sudbury.