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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > manufacturing > electra-targets-late-2027-for-production-start-at-temiskaming-cobalt-refinery-11914392

Electra targets late 2027 for production start at Temiskaming cobalt refinery

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (571+ words) Electra Battery Materials has provided a date and a budget to finally fire up its Temiskaming-area cobalt refinery. The Toronto developer expects to have the plant up and operating by late 2027 and believes it can do with a $100-million construction…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > mining > fednor-puts-15-million-into-sudbury-mine-innovation-11899657

FedNor puts $1.5 million into Sudbury mine innovation

21+ hour, 51+ min ago  (379+ words) Mine innovation in Sudbury has always been a magnet to attract government funding. That was the case this week with a FedNor announcement that more than $1.5 million is earmarked to expand a mine training and innovation facility and for an…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > mining > detour-mine-expansion-to-accelerate-as-agnico-eagle-boosts-spending-11900318

Detour mine expansion to accelerate as Agnico Eagle boosts spending

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (739+ words) Canada's largest gold miner, Agnico Eagle, is on a mission to boost production by as much as 30 per cent and surpass 4 million ounces in production by the early 2030s. Two key assets in northeastern Ontario are a big part of that…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > mining > students-rappel-into-the-depths-during-sudbury-mine-rescue-competition-11911843

Students rappel into the depths during Sudbury mine rescue competition

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (785+ words) Students rappelled 20 metres deep into the mine shaft at Dynamic Earth last week to respond to a mock seismic event and receive hands-on training on the nuances of mining safety. The Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Response Competition saw approximately 80 students from…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > mining-the-northwest > ontario-to-fasttrack-approvals-for-kinross-red-lake-mine-project-11889328

Ontario to fasttrack approvals for Kinross' Red Lake mine project

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (965+ words) Kinross Gold's Great Bear project, outside Red Lake, is the third mine proposal'to be designated under the province's One Project, One Process (1P1P) framework. The combination open-pit and underground mine development proposal in northwestern Ontario has been placed on the regulatory…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > training-education > northern-college-to-export-mining-expertise-to-saudi-arabia-11877335

Northern College to export mining expertise to Saudi Arabia

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (839+ words) Mining is an emerging industry in Saudi Arabia. And Northern College is out to make inroads into the resource-rich kingdom. Oil production is the country's most well-known resource, but there's a national vision to diversify the economy that includes excavating…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > mining > brilliant-innovative-executive-inducted-into-mining-hall-of-fame-11871744

‘Brilliant,’ ‘innovative’ executive inducted into mining Hall of Fame

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (844+ words) Samantha Espley is a mining engineer by training, but to anyone in the industry who knows her, she is so much more. She's an innovative thinker. Leads people with purpose. Serves as a role model for young women. And she…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > business-of-the-month > sheer-great-perseverance-sudbury-mining-supplier-lauded-for-sector-contributions-11871141

'Sheer, great perseverance': Sudbury mining supplier lauded for sector contributions

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (676+ words) Described as a "visionary" leader who's dedicated the last five decades to building his business " and building community " Milad Mansour has been inducted into the mining supply and service Hall of Fame. Mansour, the founder and president of Mansour Group…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > mining > stllr-gold-secures-ontario-mineral-recovery-permit-for-hollinger-mine-tailings-11871365

STLLR Gold secures Ontario mineral recovery permit for Hollinger mine tailings

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (501+ words) STLLR Gold said it's snagged the first mineral recovery permit from the province, putting the Toronto miner a step closer to digging into the Hollinger mine tailings pile in Timmins to extract residual gold while cleaning up the longstanding legacy…...

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northernontariobusiness.com > industry-news > mining > mining-supply-org-secures-15m-to-educate-youth-11855237

Mining supply org secures $1.5M to educate youth

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (520+ words) MineConnect is receiving more than $1 million to help teach more youth about the benefits of working in the mining industry. The province's Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation is providing $1.5 million over three years to support the…...