February 1, 2016

Ontario Colleges urging Provincial Government to invest in college-based Applied Research

Northern College, in collaboration with all public colleges across the province are calling for the Ontario government to make upfront investments of $30 million into market-driven research to promote industry…

January 26, 2016

Northern College fuses applied research with entrepreneurship and innovation

Applied Research is not a new phenomenon in the College system, but Northern College certainly has taken its applied research program to a new level.

January 19, 2016

Northern College welding student honoured by Canadian Welding Association

Deborah Mates, the Director of the CWA Foundation, was at the Kirkland Lake campus on Monday to recognize Northern College’s third year Welding Engineering co-op student Andy Yang for his…

November 30, 2015

Goodbye, mad hatter: UBC expert promotes safer gold mining

Small-scale or artisanal mining is responsible for producing around 400 tonnes of gold a year worldwide. It supports 160 million people, including about 16 million who are directly involved in…

November 27, 2015

Gemstone ring raffle to fund female mining student

A Faberge amethyst ring is to be raffled in London with the aim of raising £5,000 for a female to study at Camborne School of Mines (CSM) as part of…

November 27, 2015

Rio Tinto to go ahead with $1.9 billion bauxite project in Australia

The Amrun mine is expected to open in 2019 and initially produce 22.8 million metric tons of bauxite a yera.

November 26, 2015

MICROMINE’s Academic Licensing Scheme continues to partner with universities to allow for real time learning

MICROMINE’s Academic Licensing Scheme has been introduced in over 115 academic institutions world-wide and now expands to Eskisehir Osmangazi University (ESOGU), Turkey and German University of Technology (GUtech), Oman.

November 16, 2015

Mining in Europe began more than 4,000 years ago, study reveals

Mining in the Alps dates back much further than previously thought — in the Austrian region of Montafon since the Bronze Age.

November 8, 2015

World’s biggest online diamond retailer to open more stores

The cycle of unbundling and rebundling.

October 27, 2015

Anti-Corruption for Mining Suppliers Short Course – Protect Yourself, Protect Your Company

A third party or an employee being involved in a corrupt activity towards a foreign government official without your knowledge can lead to you facing jail time in Canada and…