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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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
‘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…...
'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…...
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…...
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…...