by tundric | Apr 20, 2026 | Mining News
For decades, the rhythm of Northern Ontario’s mining economy has been tuned, whether we liked it or not, to the heartbeat of China. When Chinese steel mills hummed, nickel prices climbed. When Beijing slowed, communities from Sudbury to Thunder Bay felt the...
by tundric | Apr 20, 2026 | Mining News
For the people who’ve lived in the shadow of the Long Lake mine site, patience hasn’t just been a virtue — it’s been a way of life. Abandoned mines are one of Northern Ontario’s most stubborn inheritances, scars on the land that outlast the...
by tundric | Apr 20, 2026 | Mining News
They didn’t wait for the politicians to sort it out. Indigenous youth from Northern Ontario have taken their fight over mining development and treaty rights directly to the United Nations — a move that speaks volumes about how deep the frustration runs in...
by tundric | Apr 20, 2026 | Mining News
There’s a quiet town in the boreal, about five hours north of Sudbury, where the economy has long been tied to the land — lumber, farming, and the kind of stubborn self-reliance that defines communities this far from the urban centres that make all the big...
by tundric | Apr 10, 2026 | Mining News
Deep in the geological heart of Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire, where the promise of critical minerals has drawn hopeful prospectors and cautious investors alike for years, MetalQuest Mining is doubling down. The junior explorer announced this week an expansion...
