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Vale Inco operations in the Sudbury Basin were idled all summer – first by a production shutdown that was to last from June 1 to July 27, and then by a strike that began July 12th – but 35 kilometres west of Sudbury, the company is moving full speed

RDH Mining Equipment, a Sudbury area manufacturer of underground mining equipment, has won a contract to supply four mechanized bolters and a scissor lift for the construction of an US$8.7 billion mass transit rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

Sudbury’s reputation as one of the greatest and most enduring mining camps in the world is being validated once again.

Science North, Sudbury’s science centre, was the recipient of the 2008 Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Xstrata Nickel opted for a path less travelled in deciding on a development methodology for its Nickel Rim South Mine.

The Sudbury-based Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) is spearheading the development of an online mine design handbook that could serve as the definitive mine design resource for mining engineers and students.

Teamwork by Rock-Tech Sales and Service and Goldcorp have helped to solve scaling and bolting problems at the latter’s Musselwhite Mine in northwestern Ontario.

A massive chromite deposit in the James Bay Lowlands will extend the development frontier of Ontario from Timmins to the Attawapiskat River and result in billions of dollars of spending on new mines, processing facilities and infrastructure, accordin

Dynamic Earth, Sudbury’s geoscience attraction, features a new diamond exhibit that delivers a wealth of information about the sparkling gemstone.

A new diamond cutting and polishing factory in Sudbury is the latest spinoff of De Beers’ billion-dollar Victor diamond mine in Ontario’s James Bay Lowlands.