First Nickel resumes operations at Ontario mine

Canadian miner First Nickel said it resumed operations at its flagship Lockerby nickel-copper mine in Ontario, nearly a week after the labor ministry ordered it to stop work at the site citing safety issues. The Lockerby team has resolved the...

First Nickel hatches plan to repair Lockerby shaft

TSX-listed First Nickel on Thursday said it had established a plan to address deficiencies at its Lockerby mine and that expected to resume normal operations at the Sudbury operation “as soon as practical”. “Based on the plan, the company...

First Nickel to address deficiencies at Lockerby

TSX-listed First Nickel on Tuesday said it intended to address deficiencies at its Lockerby mine, in Sudbury, within days, after the Ministry of Labour issued a stop-work order on Monday afternoon following an inspection. The miner said...

Organisational changes at First Nickel as COO retires

TSX-listed First Nickel’s COO for the past five years, Gerry Bilodeau, who was credited with successfully bringing Sudbury's Lockerby mine back into production, would retire after five years with the company and 42 years in the mining industry,...

Funding crunch means more juniors up for grabs – Kinross chief

The credit crisis in western financial markets has created more opportunities for large and mid-tier gold companies to target juniors, many of whom are struggling to finance the exploration and development of their projects, Kinross Gold CEO Tye...