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WEBRock Tech gives the lowdown on lithium refining. Lithium refinery developer on the hunt for $1.6 billion to finance northwestern Ontario lithium conversion facility. Sep 20, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >.
The digital divide is felt in the North - Northern Ontario Business
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Connectivity in Northern Ontario’s rural and remote communities is still feeling the digital divide. Susan Church, executive director of the Blue Sky Economic Growth Corporation, explained that in areas such as southern and eastern Ontario, its terrain is ideal for quick and easy development. Blue …
Kirkland Lake Gold to acquire Detour Gold in $4.9-billion deal
WEBNov 25, 2019 · Kirkland Lake Gold is acquiring its northeastern Ontario neighbor, Detour Gold, for $4.9 billion.. The two Toronto-headquartered gold producers made the announcement in a joint release, Nov.25. Kirkland Lake Gold called Detour Gold and its main asset, the open-pit Detour Lake operation, north of Cochrane, a “cornerstone asset” that’s on par with its Macassa Mine complex in Kirkland Lake ...
'Almost insurmountable' task to build new mines, say executives
WEB6 days ago · 00:03:37. Canadian and global mining executives say they face a Sisyphus-like struggle to bring new mines into production, but nearly 80 per cent of them are optimistic about the industry’s five-year growth prospects. That belief was outlined in a recent report by KPMG, Digging deep: Risks and opportunities in mining, involving a …
Kinross picks up the pace to build Red Lake's next gold mine
WEBAug 3, 2023 · The Great Bear Project is 25 kilometres southeast of the town of Red Lake in an area that’s been extensively explored over the years but never mined. Kinross has high hopes that Great Bear will become a top tier, open-pit and underground operation. Kinross finalized its acquisition of Great Bear Resources and its Dixie Project in February 2022.
Kapuskasing aims to go on a homebuilding boom
WEBMar 1, 2024 · A recently tabled consultant’s report headlines that Kapuskasing’s population base will grow between 2024 and 2051 related to opening new mines in the northeast and all the business spinoffs that will come with it. In that span, Kapuskasing’s employment base is estimated to jump from 4,010 jobs to 4,650. Plourde said local concerns about ...
Gold mining puts Dubreuilville on the comeback trail
WEBJun 25, 2020 · The Dubreuilville and Wawa area is a mining and exploration hotbed, situated in an expanding gold belt that's populated by past producing mines dating back to the 1920s. One of Canada's top performing mines, Alamos' Island Gold, is 10 kilometres southeast of town. The high-grade results from its non …
Can Thornloe Cheese be saved again? - Northern Ontario Business
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Vanthof was responding to the news that the award-winning 83-year-old cheese- and butter-making company had been permanently shuttered by its Mississauga-based owners, food processing giant Gay Lea Foods. Sources said Thornloe had experienced a series of catastrophic equipment failures this fall, beginning with a …
Province replacing Manitoulin Island swing bridge
WEBSep 8, 2023 · 00:02:29. The province has confirmed it’s going ahead with plans to replace the swing bridge at Little Current, which runs along Highway 6, connecting Manitoulin Island with the mainland of Ontario. After years of study, the province announced in 2021 it had chosen a design for a new bridge to replace the existing structure, which is close to ...