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Ask the Expert Webinar: Advanced Mineral Projects In Northeastern Ontario
Join us this Thursday at noon! March’s Ask the Expert features Regional Resident Geologist – Timmins & Sault St. Marie Districts at Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, Zeinab Azadbakht. You may remember her MineConnect webinar last year on advanced mineral projects in Northeastern Ontario for 2021. She is back...
Committing to carbon neutrality, venturing into forward-facing commodities is miners’ way to stay in business – report
Cutting their own emissions is the most effective way for miners to respond to climate change, White & Case’s annual Mining & Metals Survey found. According to the poll – which gathered information from 63 decision-makers in the mining and metals sector – 37% of mining companies in the sample believe that...
MineConnect Member Spotlight: Junkala Wealth Building
Representative: Tina-Marie McGee, CEA / Lead Consultant Junkala Wealth Building has been providing its services to businesses exclusively in Northern Ontario since 1999. It offers cutting-edge personalized solutions to business owners in 4 areas of expertise. 1) Business Tax Strategy. Helping high net worth business owners in the creation of...
ESG, green energy transition to remain top-of-mind in mining boardrooms – report
In 2021, the environmental, social and governance theme anchored itself as a mainstream aspect of the mining business, which is expected to remain top-of-mind in the boardroom, a new report by White & Case states. The law firm’s report is based on its annual Mining & Metals Survey, which gathered information from 63...
More drilling to do at Thunder Bay-area palladium mine project
Clean Air Metals prepares to pump $12.5 million into the ground to grow the size of its palladium deposits The aspiring builders of a palladium mine near Thunder Bay have raised $12.5 million to fund more exploration on growing mineral resource. Clean Air Metals announced Feb. 23 that it closed the private placement...
MacLean takes another mining vehicle solution around the hard rock globe
With the first-ever MacLean GR5 underground road grader already shipped to Africa and additional units scheduled for factory production, the newest addition to the MacLean Engineering line of Mine-Mate utility vehicles, which offers up a ruggedized, high performance mobile solution for maintaining haulage ramps in optimal condition, is ready to be introduced to...
New Member Announcement: Metex Manufacturing Ltd
We are pleased to announce our NEWEST corporate member… Metex Manufacturing Ltd. For more than 40 years, Metex has served the fabrication needs of a diverse range of industries, including mining, pulp and paper, civil construction and energy. We offer a one-stop shop for carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and...
Totten Mine resumes operations west of Sudbury
Activity halted in September after shaft was damaged, 39 miners trapped underground Operations have started back up at Vale’s Totten Mine, following repairs to a shaft that was damaged last September, temporarily detaining 39 miners underground as a result. Vale announced on Feb. 22 that the nickel mine, located 40...
TPS Group of Companies acquires Sault Ste. Marie company, Guardian Rescue
TPS Group of Companies, headquartered in Lively, Ontario, has purchased Sault Ste. Marie-based Guardian Rescue Services. Guardian Rescue Services has been conducting confined space rescue services since 2006. Company President and CEO Kevin Pattison said “We are pleased to welcome Guardian Rescue Services to the TPS Group of Companies family.”...
Sudbury innovation centre nabs $1M for battery electric vehicle lab
Cambrian R&D is aiming to assist mining companies shift away from diesel Cambrian R&D, the applied research arm of Cambrian College, has secured $1 million in funds toward its proposed battery electric vehicle (BEV) lab in Sudbury. The lab is one of 150 project Canada-wide to share in $45 million...
MineConnect AGM 2021 – Recap
On February 17th MineConnect hosted their Annual General Meeting. Due to Covid-19 restriction the event was held virtually on Zoom. However we look forward to connecting with you all in person on March 31st at Dynamic Earth for the social part of our AGM and the MineConnect Hall of Fame...
FedNor confirms 2022 allotment for mining supply conventions
Northern Ontario Mining Showcase will travel to Toronto and Vancouver this spring Northern Ontario mining suppliers are headed to two of the world’s largest mining shows once again. FedNor announced on Feb. 18 it’s providing $852,500 to the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase (NOMS) to attend mining shows in Toronto, hosted by the Prospectors...
Auteco has plenty to crow about in Pickle Lake
Australian gold junior miner surpasses 2-million-ounce mark at Pickle Crow Project Auteco Minerals Chairman Ray Shorrocks’ bold prediction from last October that his Pickle Crow Gold Project could reach the two-million-ounce mark in resources by this winter has apparently come to pass. The Australian gold explorer, which is poking around the former Pickle...
Treasury Metals secures royalty deal to carry Dryden-area gold project to start of mine construction
Mine developer edging toward construction decision on Goliath Gold Complex Treasury Metals has struck a $20-million royalty deal with mine financier Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp to move the project yardsticks for a large proposed gold mine, east of Dryden. The financing will be earmarked for economic studies, permitting,...
Early engagement period on Northern Road Link draft terms of reference closes
Road will enable regional economic development by connecting Ring of Fire area to the provincial highway network The early engagement period for the Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation’s Northern Road Link (NRL) project’s Draft Terms of Reference (ToR) is now complete, which enables the project to advance to the...
Marathon mine builder inks consultation agreement with Métis Nation
Generation Mining’s proposed palladium, copper pit could create 1,000 construction jobs, 400 mining jobs An open-pit mine developer on the north shore of Lake Superior has signed a consultation and process agreement with the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO). Generation Mining said the agreement sets out principles to guide the still-developing...
New Member Announcement – STP Mining Supplies
STG Mining is a global supplies company that specializes in equipment and consumables that assist with all phases of mineral processing and analysis in a laboratory setting.
Armstrong-area gold deposit grows in size
Landore Resources’ BAM deposit boasts 1.5 million ounces A Guernsey, UK-based company with an open-ended gold deposit near Armstrong believes it has a “multi-million-ounce” resource on its hands. Landore Resources recently posted a new resource estimate of its BAM Gold Project that boosts the gold count by almost 50 per cent...
Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals
KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round, which will allow it to speed up efforts to find new deposits of critical metals needed for batteries and clean energy. Investors in the Series B funding round for...
Giant miners to see record profits slip as cost pressures bite
Investors in the world’s biggest mining companies will this month be watching for signs that mounting cost pressures and the impacts of slowing Chinese growth could further erode record earnings. Miners are likely to report a drop in profits. The top-five western diversified mining companies, including iron-ore giants Rio Tinto...
MineConnect’s AGM is less than a week away!
MineConnect invites you to their 2021 Annual General Meeting. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the AGM will be held virtually via Zoom. MineConnect has a packed agenda for attendees as seen below. We look forward to seeing you there! Date and time Thu, 17 Feb 2022, 4:00 PM EST – 5:00...
Temiskaming refinery developer lands key permit
Electra Battery Materials plans to flip the switch on international cobalt processing plant later this year Electra Battery Materials has passed a major regulatory milestone toward restarting a Temiskaming metals refinery and is on a clear path to achieve another. The aspiring Toronto-based chemical processor announced it has received its industrial...
Goldman sees copper price “breakout”, risk of “extreme scarcity episode”
After a 26% rise in 2021, copper prices have struggled for direction this year. On Thursday, March futures made another attempt to find higher ground, jumping to $4.7085 a pound ($10,380 a tonne), only to give back those gains by the end of the day. In a new research report...
Agnico Eagle and Kirkland Lake Gold seal the deal
Mining companies consummate $13.4B transaction announced last September. The “merger of equals” between Agnico Eagle and Kirkland Lake Gold is done. The new and combined company will be called Agnico Eagle Mines Limited.
Thunder Bay Company Process Flow Systems Acquired by Wajax Corporation
Founded in 1985, Process Flow supplies pumps, valves and more to industrial customers Industrial products and service provider Wajax Corporation has purchased Thunder Bay-based Process Flow Systems Ltd.
