Ontario

Producing more than $10 billion worth of minerals per year, Ontario has a distinct presence in the mining community. This province has experienced a number of gold rushes and mineral discoveries in its history, and has a wealth of potential for the future as well. Northern Ontario is known for its metallic minerals—including gold, platinum, copper and zinc—while southern Ontario produces a plentiful supply of non-metallic minerals, such as lime, salt and gypsum.

Recent Ontario articles

Two workers at a drilling station.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario Two of Ontario’s largest industrial and engineering firms partner with Noront

Noront Resources Ltd. announced agreements with Algoma Steel Inc. and Hatch Ltd. to facilitate development of the Ring of Fire mineral district

Vale company operations
Mines, Ontario Top active mines in Ontario

Check out some of the leading active mines in the province of Ontario.

by Danielle Cameron
First Cobalt Refinery, Ontario Canada
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario First Cobalt and Glencore conclude term sheet for refinery restart

The framework remains subject to a number of conditions and outlines the key milestones to a long-term strategic relationship

(L to R) Chris Hodgson, president of the Ontario Mining Association; Marc Lauzier, mine general manager for Newmont Goldcorp’s Porcupine Gold Mine; Duncan Middlemiss, president and CEO of Wesdome Mines; and Mike McCann, head of mining and milling for North Atlantic Operations.
Education, Minerals, Mines, Ontario #ThisIsMining illustrates how mining affects everyone

Chris Hodgson, president of the Ontario Mining Association, explains how #ThisIsMining coincides with OMA’s 100th anniversary

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Drill Rig at the Deep Copper Target, Camp Creek-Oban Zone 2019.
Mining Insider, Mines, British Columbia, Global, Ontario Brixton Metals starts drilling at its Thorn Project and provides update on its Atlin Project

Brixton is a Canadian exploration and development company with four exploration projects located in B.C., Ontario and Montana, U.S.A.

Map of Ontario showing location of Noront projects, and logo of Aroland First Nation.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario Noront Resources and Aroland First Nation Sign Memorandum of Understanding

The signing of the MOU will formalize the relationship between the parties including the establishment of an ongoing working and communication protocol

The Lac des Iles Mine (“LDI”), located 90 km north of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario Lac des Iles underground exploration announces expansion of newly discovered C Zone

The C Zone’s close proximity to the existing Offset Zone mining areas means that it would be a low capital cost opportunity if developed

Close up picture of CN train locomotive.
Mining Insider, Minerals, Mines, Ontario Ferrochrome refinery siting decision rekindles call for East-West access to the Ring of Fire

Sioux Lookout’s economic development connections with Finland and Sault Ste. Marie prove important

Workers examine core samples at the Sollas Lake Property.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario Copper Lake stakes the Sollas Lake Property and provides update on private placement

Copper Lake Resources Ltd. is a publicly-traded Canadian company currently focused on advancing properties located in Ontario, Canada.

Aerial view of the Sault Ste. Marie site.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario Noront selects Sault Ste. Marie site for Ferrochrome Production Facility

Four communities participated in the initial bidding process which began in February 2018.

Aerial view of First Cobalt Refinery - large gray building with empty fields beyond the structure.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario First Cobalt produces battery grade Cobalt Sulfate

First Cobalt is a Canadian-based pure-play cobalt company and owner of the only permitted primary cobalt refinery in North America.

Picture of open pit mine surrounded by forest, with large CAT mining vehicle in foreground of photo.
Mining Insider, Minerals, Mines, Ontario Wesdome provides update on Eagle River Mine surface exploration drilling, confirms presence of gold

The Eagle River Complex in Wawa, Ontario is currently producing gold from two mines, the Eagle River Underground Mine and the Mishi Open pit

Peter Bernier (left) of Prosper Gold Corp announces Phase 1 drilling, seen here at a 2011 AME BC awards presentation
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario Prosper Gold drills 7.9m @ 2.55 g/t Au, 16.67 g/t Ag, 0.4% Zn – Currie Project – Matheson, Ontario

The 2,000 hectare Currie Project is located 8 km south of the Destor-Porcupine fault in Ontario

Honey Badger personnel at a recent Thunder Bay Cobalt-Silver project presentation.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario Honey Badger Exploration starts drilling on the Thunder Bay Silver-Cobalt Project

The objective of the drilling program is to follow-up on the successful 2018 drilling program and evaluate select targets

Joanna Osawe for DMC Power and Co-founder of WiRE, Canada.
Rock Stars, Energy, Renewable Energy, Ontario Joanna Osawe sponsors industry diversity

Joanna Osawe, co-founder of WiRE and Global Business Development manager at DMC Power, focuses on sector diversity on a national and international scale.

by Zoë Dupley
Graphic map showing exploration targets.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario North American Palladium ramps up exploration program

North American Palladium is a Canadian company with 25 years of production at Lac des Iles Mine, located northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario

Lisa McDonald is the new executive director for The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).
Rock Stars, Energy, Mines, Ontario Lisa McDonald is the new executive director for PDAC

Lisa McDonald represents more than 8,000 PDAC members around the world to ensure their success in the mining industry.

by Zoë Dupley
The Lac des Iles Mine in a low-risk jurisdiction northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario North American Palladium releases 2018 production results, operational and safety improvements

North American Palladium is the world’s only pure play palladium producer.

Map of Canada, showing the location of the James Bay Niobium Project in northern Ontario.
Mining Insider, Mines, Ontario NioBay Metals announces the receipt of its exploration permit for the James Bay Niobium Project

Northern Development and Mines of Ontario has issued the exploration permit for an upcoming exploration program at the NioBay Metals project

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