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CEMI, CMIC make pitch for supercluster funding

CEMI, CMIC make pitch for supercluster funding

The Canada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC) and the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) have joined together to propose the creation of a clean resources supercluster called CLEER to take advantage of funding available through the feder
Wabi supplies shaft components for Bell Creek mine

Wabi supplies shaft components for Bell Creek mine

No shortage of work for New Liskeard manufacturer Wabi Iron & Steel Corp. is helping to double gold production at the Tahoe Resources Bell Creek mine northeast of Timmins.
Ontario palladium miner returns to profitability

Ontario palladium miner returns to profitability

Production up, palladium price soars While North American Palladium Ltd. has turned around the fortunes of its Lac des Iles Mine, president Jim Gallagher remains vigilant behind the wheel. “We’re not resting on our laurels here,” he said.
Joy Global rebrands as Komatsu Mining Corp.

Joy Global rebrands as Komatsu Mining Corp.

No immediate changes for Sudbury operations Joy Global has rebranded itself as Komatsu Mining Corp. following Komatsu America Corp.’s $3.7 billion acquisition completed April 5.
Rantings of a Mad Miner completes Glover trilogy

Rantings of a Mad Miner completes Glover trilogy

Stories gleaned from 50 plus years in industry Mining engineer Bill Glover has completed the third installment of his Mad Miner trilogy.
Mining industry front and centre at Ideacity

Mining industry front and centre at Ideacity

Conventional notions of the mining industry as a blight on the environment, and technologically backward came crashing down at Moses Znaimer’s Ideacity conference in Toronto, June 15th.
NRC boosts battery material supply chain

NRC boosts battery material supply chain

R&D group aims to speed the development and testing of key battery materials and components With global demand for lithium-ion batteries and component minerals skyrocketing, the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada is spurring Canadian invol
Children’s book introduces mining to kids

Children’s book introduces mining to kids

Kids love adventure, and what could be more adventurous than descending thousands of kilometres underground to drill, blast and scoop up the earth’s treasures? Theresa Nyabeze, a Vale mining engineer working as a frontline supervisor at Coleman Mine
Suppliers flock to Northern Export Forum

Suppliers flock to Northern Export Forum

Over the last six years, I have had the opportunity to engage with at least a hundred small and medium sized companies in Northern Ontario that, in my opinion, are the unheralded champions of economic growth in Northern Ontario.
Musselwhite Mine on track to improve productivity

Musselwhite Mine on track to improve productivity

$90 million material handling project and new Thunder Bay office will lower costs Goldcorp is executing on a roadmap to increase production and decrease costs at its Musselwhite Mine, 480 kilometres north of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario.