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Australian mining suppliers look for matchmaking opportunities
Collaboration, not competition, was the objective behind a trade mission by Australian mining suppliers to Sudbury this week. Austmine, the Down Under version of MineConnect, brought representatives from 13 companies to the Nickel City to meet-and-greet with mining companies and area suppliers to get a feel for the market and determine...
Uranium Energy makes high-grade discovery at Christie Lake project in Saskatchewan
Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE American: UEC) has made a new discovery at the Christie Lake project located in the eastern Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan. The discovery hole encountered high-grade mineralization that averaged 7.8% eU3O8 (uranium oxide) over 9.1 metres and included a subinterval of 26.1% eU3O8 over 2.3 metres....
New Member Announcement: Northeastern Ontario Construction Association (NOCA)
We are pleased to introduce our NEWEST member, Northeastern Ontario Construction Association (NOCA). Since its conception in 1948 the Northeastern Ontario Construction Association (NOCA) has been a powerful advocate for the construction industry. NOCA is an ICI association supporting contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, consulting firms, training and personnel providers. The association...
CEN-CAN Expo Presentation Recordings Live Now
The CEN-CAN Expo in Thunder Bay just a few weeks ago featured multiple in-person presentations which are now available in video format. Missed the presentation, or wish to revisit either of the excellent sessions from the Expo, now is your chance! Projects in the Pipeline Conference The Projects in the...
Cutting-edge mine tech at first-ever underground show
The feedback has been resoundingly positive for the mining technology exhibition that was held in an underground environment in Sudbury last week. Don Duval, the CEO of NORCAT in Sudbury, was commenting on the four-day Mining Transformed event where scores of mining supply and mining technology companies set up to showcase their goods and...
Canada Nickel ties into a major Timmins discovery
Canada Nickel Company claims it’s made a major discovery at its Reid Property, north of Timmins, that rivals the size of the company’s nearby flagship Crawford deposit. CEO Mark Selby said in a news release that the “large-scale discovery” is “90 per cent of the size of Crawford,” ranking it as...
Cambrian College to host battery test site for mining vehicles
Cambrian College is helping to step up Sudbury’s role as a key centre for Battery Electric Vehicle knowledge and innovation. Details were revealed at the recent Mine Operators and Maintenance Engineers conference, hosted by the Sudbury branch of CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum) on how Cambrian College...
Canada, South Korea seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals used in electric vehicles (EVs) batteries as both countries seek to cut emissions to fight climate change. Yoon visited London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, and then New York...
Australian explorer aims to be Ontario’s first lithium miner and refiner
An Australian lithium explorer operating in the Armstrong-area is teaming up with a Canadian multi-national to develop a lithium mining and processing business in northwestern Ontario. Green Technology Metals (GT1) has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) of Vancouver to start a lithium supply chain for the auto sector....
Manitoulin Transport expanding Dryden terminal
Manitoulin Transport said it’s expanding its terminal on Richan Road in Dryden. In a news release, the Gore Bay-headquartered motor carrier said it’s expanding its service in the northwestern Ontario community to better serve its customers. The company is having almost 10,000-square feet grafted onto the building and increasing capacity to...
Renamed Noront Resources officially launched as Ring of Fire Metals
Noront Resources, once the exploration front runner in the Ring of Fire, has undergone some cosmetic changes as fall exploration activity resumes in the James Bay region. Now under Australian ownership in Wyloo Metals, most of Noront’s senior team has been reformed and rebranded under the new name of Ring of Fire...
Northwest lithium quarry developer taking orders from international customers
The lithium resource industry is starting to gain rapid momentum in northwestern Ontario. Kenora-area mine developer Avalon Advanced Materials announcing it has secured a “firm commitment” from an undisclosed company to purchase petalite concentrates from the company’s Separation Rapids Lithium Project. The volume and the specific term on this pending deal, known...
Opportunity Australia at Norcat Today – Networking and B2B Sudbury
Austmine is travelling to Sudbury on September 26th to meet with Northern Ontario Suppliers. This is a great opportunity to learn about Australia’s mining landscape and network with Australian suppliers. Agenda 2:30 – 3:30 pm Active Mining & Advanced Exploration Projects in Northern Ontario 3:30 – 4:30 pm Austmine –...
Sudbury mining companies adapt in the age of change
Three senior mining executives, including the heads of Sudbury’s two major mining companies, spoke at length at the Maintenance, Engineering and Mine Operators conference in Sudbury this week about how the industry is faring at a time when the demand for critical minerals is high and the availability of skilled labour...
Sudbury mining supply entrepreneur John Herold has died
John Herold, a pioneering Sudbury mining supply entrepreneur, and founder of Herold Supply has died at the age of 80. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Herold moved to Toronto as a child, attending St. Michael’s College, followed by St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia where he earned a bachelor of...
Ask the Expert: Making the most of the NEW MineConnect.com – This Thursday
After several months of tweaking and re-tweaking, we recently launched a new and improved version of MineConnect.com. Based on input from you, our members, we have made a number of changes including an enhanced search function, additional sub-sector options, an event calendar, streamlined member portal functions including real-time analytics, more...
Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper-gold project
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) is buying Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM), (TSX: NGT) minority stake in the Argentinean MARA cooper-gold project, a joint venture created in 2020 between the two companies and Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI) (NYSE: AUY). Glencore will pay Newmont an initial price of $124.9 million for the gold...
Opportunity Australia at Norcat – This Monday
Austmine is travelling to Sudbury on September 26th to meet with Northern Ontario Suppliers. This is a great opportunity to learn about Australia’s mining landscape and network with Australian suppliers. Agenda 2:30 – 3:30 pm Active Mining & Advanced Exploration Projects in Northern Ontario 3:30 – 4:30 pm Austmine –...
Temiskaming refinery builder inks supply deal with global battery maker
Temiskaming refinery developer Electra Battery Materials has signed a three-year cobalt supply agreement with LG Energy Solution (LGES), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries. It’s Electra’s first commercial agreement to supply cobalt sulfate from its Temiskaming refinery, now under construction and expected to start production next spring. Electra has agreed to...
Thunder Bay edges closer to building a lithium processing plant
South Korean lithium-ion battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) is looking to Northern Ontario to secure its raw material supply chain.. Hours after inking a three-year cobalt deal with Electra Battery Materials to source cobalt sulfate from its Temiskaming refinery starting next spring, LGES has entered into negotiations with Kenora lithium mine developer Avalon...
Opportunity Australia at Norcat
Austmine is travelling to Sudbury on September 26th to meet with Northern Ontario Suppliers. This is a great opportunity to learn about Australia’s mining landscape and network with Australian suppliers. Agenda 2:30 – 3:30 pm Active Mining & Advanced Exploration Projects in Northern Ontario 3:30 – 4:30 pm Austmine –...
Technica Mining announces new Chief Operating Officer, Jim Lundrigan.
Technica Mining, one of the largest Canadian owned, underground mining and construction contractors, continues to strengthen its leadership team by promoting Jim Lundrigan to Chief Operating Officer. Jim has an extensive background in the mining and metals industry with over 33 years of experience. “Jim Lundrigan joined our team as...
Canada lags behind world nickel producers, says mining exec
Nickel mining executive Johnna Muinonen told mining leaders in Sudbury on Monday that Canada has fallen behind in nickel production compared with other countries in the world and she said there are some concerns in the Canadian nickel mining industry that need to be addressed before other countries in the take...
Green Economy North: Cohort Two – Register Today!
Green Economy North: Cohort Two – Register Today! Green Economy North, a membership-based program of reThink Green, is now accepting applications from businesses, non-profits, and the public sector – to join our growing and collaborative network of Green Economy Leaders! Participants in Cohort Two will receive expert guidance and support services that enable increased efficiencies, reduced...
Science North in partnership with MineConnect launches SkillUP!
Want to get back into the workforce or change careers? Science North is offering free in-person workshops to level up your skills! You will receive a certificate for each day completed. Snacks will be provided!From September 20th to September 29th, registrants can learn through the workshops can hone in on their Google suite...
