Union wants Ontario premier to block Xstrata plant closure

Canadian Auto Workers union president Ken Lewenza has asked Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty to prevent Xstrata from closing its Kidd Creek Met site, warning that the closure, which is scheduled for May 1, will “set a dangerous precedent”. A...

Canadian union wants govt investigation of Xstrata closure

The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union wants the government to investigate whether international miner Xstrata has good enough reasons for closing its Kidd metallurgical site, in Timmins, Ontario. The provincial and federal governments should...

Kidd mine deepening and extension, Canada

The project will include the extension the the mining zone at the Kidd mine.

Xstrata announces C$121m expansion at Canada copper mine

The world's fourth-biggest copper miner, Xstrata Copper, will spend C$121-million to expand its Kidd underground mine, in Northern Ontario, Canada, the company announced on Wednesday. The project will involve deepening the copper and zinc mine,to...