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Northern think tank releases commentary addressing the Ring of Fire

Former Transport Canada official supports transportation authority model Can the airport and port authority model be applied to infrastructure development for the Ring of Fire, as an alternative to a Crown corporation? Nick Mulder, who spent 30 years

Drilling, blasting products huge for North Bay Plastic Molders

Thread protectors, borehole plugs Plastics - the famous one word piece of career advice Dustin Hoffman received in the Oscar winning 1967 film, The Graduate, didn’t make an impression on Don Champagne at the time.

H2O Control Products soaking up business

Small packages, big results Brent Marcon, managing director of H2O Control Products Inc., empties the contents of a small one- inch by oneinch packet into half a glass of water on his desk.

Joy Global completes acquisition of MTI

Mining equipment manufacturer sees growth for new hard rock mining division Josh Wagner, general manager of Joy Global Inc.’s new hard rock underground mining division, describes the company’s presence in Sudbury as “extremely advantageous.
Province takes steps to develop the Ring of Fire

Province takes steps to develop the Ring of Fire

Days before facing defeat in the legislature over its May 1 budget, Ontario’s minority Liberal government committed to spending $1 billion to develop “all-season industrial and community infrastructure in the Ring of Fire,” a newly discovered, minera

Sudbury to host mine ministers conference

Canada’s provincial, territorial and federal ministers of energy and mines will converge on Sudbury August 24 to 26.
Export marketing program lives on

Export marketing program lives on

Twenty additional mining suppliers invited to participate in strategic export marketing exercise A provincial government program designed to enhance the exporting capabilities of Northern Ontario mining supply and service companies has been extended
Boreal Agrominerals mines natural fertilizer for organic growers

Boreal Agrominerals mines natural fertilizer for organic growers

The unrefined ore contains a unique blend of calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorous as well as micronutrients, trace elements and rare earths essential for healthy soils.
Don MacLean: technology pioneer

Don MacLean: technology pioneer

Don MacLean, founder of MacLean Engineering, has been recognized as a mining technology pioneer at the inaugural 2014 International Mining Technology Hall of Fame gathering in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 22.

Joy Global to acquire Mining Technologies International

Sudbury-based Mining Technologies International (MTI) has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the company to Joy Global Inc. for C$51 million.