Proving there is still healthy demand for new graphite plays, new entrant Bolero Resources' share price nearly doubled after announcing it had secured some prospective graphite claims in northern Ontario.

NUNAVUT – Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines and the Nunavut Department of Education have signed a memorandum of understanding concerning the mining company’s commitment to training the youth of the territory. The aim is to encourage...

QUEBEC - Royal Nickel Corp. has filed a project notice for its Dumont nickel mine with the Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks advising the ministry that it intends to proceed with development of the project in the Abitibi...

The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has approved the closure plan for the Phoenix gold project in Red Lake. The decision allows owner Rubicon Minerals of Vancouver to press forward with development and construction.

Dual-career development paths are being adopted by mining companies to retain knowledge workers as the global competition for talent becomes more fierce, according to a new study, released by the Mining Industry Human Resources Council, in partnership...

ESPOO, Finland - Outotec Oyj will design, build and deliver a new ferrochrome plant to Baotou, in Inner Mongolia, China. The plant is to be operational in 2013 and produce 300,000 t/y of ferrochrome. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Outotec

Canada's environment minister Peter Kent and Ontario's minister of the environment John Wilkinson announced on Aug. 9 the establishment of a three-member joint review panel for the environmental assessment of the proposed Marathon platinum group metals (PGM) and copper mine project 10 km from the town of the same name. This is the first time that Ontario has formed a joint environmental review panel with the federal government.

Cornerstone Capital Resources of Mount Pearl, NL, and joint venture partner Thundermin Resources of Toronto are pleased with the increased resource estimate for their Little Deer copper project 10 km north of Springdale.

The Yukon Klondike gold rush of 1896-99 seems to take all the glory - thanks to writers like Jack London, Robert W. Service and Canadian literary icon, Pierre Berton - while northern Ontario's four globally significant gold-silver discoveries in the first half of the last century do not get the historical respect they deserve.

To the end of May 2011, Northgate Minerals of Vancouver has spent $170 million on its Young-Davidson gold project near Matachewan, and the project is remains on schedule and on budget. The first gold pour is scheduled for the first half of next year.

Canadian Mining Journal reports: Crowflight Minerals of Vancouver has received all the necessary approvals and will begin trading under its new name, CaNickel Mining Limited, on June 23, 2011. The company has also moved its business to British Columbia from Ontario. CMJ reports that since Crowflight restarted nickel mining at Bucko Lake near Wabowden, Manitoba, the mine has shipped 85 tonnes of nickel concentrate to Xstrata's smelter in Sudbury, ON. The mill is currently processing 600 tonnes per day. Image of the Bucko Lake mill, by Crowflight Minerals Inc.

Alberta - Online heavy equipment operator training is available from Vista Training at a reasonable cost, according to the company. Thanks to the Internet, access is convenient - whenever (on demand at any time) and wherever (remote sites or those in populated areas).

Each of the lessons is about an hour long and focuses on common tasks in the mine, says Vista. They feature integrated tests to gauge how much knowledge trainees are retaining. At the end of each program, a personalized certificate of completion can be printed.