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Speakers’ Spotlight: Ontario’s Critical Minerals: Come and Explore
Ontario is pleased to present a spotlight on critical mineral developments. Speakers from the Ontario Geological Survey, Electra Battery Materials Corp., Frontier Lithium Inc. and Noront Resources Ltd. will showcase Ontario’s diverse geological landscape and how the province is positioning itself as one of North America’s premier jurisdictions for responsibly...
Galleon Gold has the numbers to mine in the West Timmins camp
Toronto mine developer releases study showing 11-year mine life at West Cache Project There looks to be another mine-ready gold project in the Timmins camp. Toronto’s Galleon Gold released the results on Jan, 12 of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its West Cache Gold Project, proposing an underground mine with an...
New Member Announcement: Enterprise Radiator and Heat Transfer Products
We are excited to announce our NEWEST corporate member…Enterprise Radiator and Heat Transfer Products! Enterprise Radiator has been servicing the mining community for 30 years. They provide complete rebuild and supply services of Radiators, after coolers, oil coolers of all types to both mobile machinery and stationary equipment. They are...
Northeastern Ontario rare minerals explorer secures Chinese financing
Power Metals inks $3M equity financing agreement with Sinomine Rare Metals Resources A Chinese mining financier has taken an equity stake in a junior mining company exploring for cesium and lithium in northeastern Ontario. Sinomine Rare Metals Resources is providing $3 million to Power Metals Corp. through a financing agreement that will see...
Lithium explorer trolling for new partner to build Thunder Bay processing plant
Avalon Advanced Materials “close” to introducing new development collaborator for chemical refinery Avalon Advanced Materials, the holder of a lithium deposit near Kenora, is scoping out a new development partner to build a Thunder Bay chemical processing plant. More than a year after Avalon signed a letter of intent with Rock...
Goodman School of Mines Project Management Courses
The Goodman School of Mines, the premier destination in Northern Ontario for Project Management Training, offers a variety of courses for anyone interested in advancing their professional skill set. Our next Project Management course is Leading Project-Driven Change, starting on January 17-18, 2022! To learn more and register, click here:...
Science North hosts their Honorary Life Member event virtually on January 27th
On January 27 at 6pm, please join Science North’s online Recognition Ceremony to celebrate two local individuals as they are inducted as Honorary Life Members of Science North. Dick DeStefano founded and is the retired Executive Director of SAMSSA (now MineConnect) and is a passionate supporter of Dynamic Earth. Major...
Nickel price hit highest in a month with inventories close to record lows
Nickel price rose on Monday to their highest level in more than one month, with inventories of the metal hovering close to record lows. The most actively traded February nickel contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange ended daytime trading up 2.5% at 154,840 yuan ($24,300.06) a tonne. Earlier in the...
Pembridge to boost copper output at Minto mine
Pembridge Resources (LON: PERE) said on Friday that 2021 copper production at its Canadian subsidiary Minto Metals (CVE: MNTO) jumped 46%, and that it has deferred a $5 million payment to Capstone Mining, the company from which it bought the Minto mine in 2019. The Minto copper-gold-silver mine churned out 26 million pounds...
AME Roundup 2022: Where deals are made, talent is discovered, and trends are set
AME Roundup in Vancouver is one of the largest annual gatherings of the global mineral exploration industry and there will be lots to celebrate this year including British Columbia’s performance in 2021 and the province’s prospects for 2022, says Kendra Johnston, AME’s president and CEO. The Canadian province is on...
Northern Ontario still struggles with job growth, says Fraser Institute
More than a decade after the global financial crisis of 2008-09, Ontario’s northern and rural areas are still struggling to regain the jobs that were lost, according to a Fraser Institute report. Ben Eisen and Steve Lafleur, two researchers have kept a running tab over the years on how different parts...
RANKED: World’s top 20 biggest iron ore operations
Iron ore is the base metal used to make steel – and steel is the most commonly used alloy in the world. From its first known uses as a metal of antiquity, iron ore has since undergone a transformation from a relic of the industrial age to the driving force...
MineConnect Ask the Expert: Discover the mining potential in Sweden
Join MineConnect and Business Sweden for a special presentation by Christina Keighren and Patricia Boeg-Jensen from Business Sweden. A presentation of the six primary reasons why Sweden is an ideal destination for mining-related investments. The Business Case for Sweden will be presented and discuss Sweden’s long history of mining, the...
Beardmore-area mine developer cashes up to process Ontario lithium material in Europe
Rock Tech Lithium, owners of a lithium deposit in northwestern Ontario, are poised to start construction this year on a processing plant in Germany that will be fed by its mine project near Lake Nipigon. The Vancouver-based junior miner, with strong European connections, announced Dec. 30 that it has raised...
MineConnect Hall of Fame 2021 Nominations
Leaders in the mining supply and service industry have proven that mining is only as innovative and ground breaking as the output of products and services generated through this sector. Northern Ontario mining supply and service companies have impacted the evolution of mining worldwide and are responsible for much of...
Kazakhstan uranium output unaffected by unrest
The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazatomprom, remains unaffected by the ongoing turmoil in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan. “Uranium mining is going according to plan, there have been no stoppages,” a Kazatomprom spokesperson said. “The company is fulfilling its export contracts.” Uranium prices have spiked to $45.50 per pound, the highest...
Metso Outotec to sell metal recycling business
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to divest its metal recycling business line to an affiliate of Mimir, an investment company based in Stockholm, Sweden. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place during the first half of 2022. The parties have decided not to disclose the value of the...
Ontario Opens Junior Exploration Program Second Intake
The Ontario government is launching the second intake of the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) to help junior mining companies finance early mineral exploration. OJEP boosts mineral exploration and supports the province’s economic recovery, growth, and job creation, particularly in northern and Indigenous communities. The first intake of the program...
Red Lake’s Pure Gold Mining greets 2022 with new bosses
Vancouver mining company aims to cut costs, get more production, better performance at Red Lake Pure Gold Mining enters the new year with a new leadership. Darin Labrenz is out as president-CEO and is being replaced by Troy Fierro, a company director and experienced mining engineer with more than 35 years...
Gold streaming deal floats $240M to Marathon mine developer
Generation Mining strikes financing agreement with Wheaton Precious Metals for Marathon mine construction cash Generation Mining is pocketing a huge chunk of change for construction of an open-pit palladium and copper mine outside Marathon on the north shore of Lake Superior. The Toronto company announced just before Christmas that it had...
Gold price set for worst year since 2015
Gold is set to end 2021 the same way it spent much of the year: little movement and tottering along somewhere in the vicinity of $1,800 an ounce. This represents a sharp contrast to 2020, when the economic turbulence of the covid-19 pandemic drove the metal’s price to record levels as investors...
Japanese researchers find formula for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries
A team of scientists at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) developed an approach to anode fabrication that could lead to extremely fast-charging lithium-ion batteries. In a paper published in the journal Chemical Communications, the researchers explain that their strategy constitutes a relatively simple, environmentally sound, and highly efficient way to...
Electra Battery Materials inks tolling contract with Glencore
Temiskaming refinery to be start processing African cobalt in late 2022 Electra Battery Materials has signed an updated agreement with international miner Glencore in receiving African-mined cobalt in late 2022 to be refined in Temiskaming. Electra, the owners of a cobalt refinery being refurbished on the outskirts of the town of...
