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‘Number one’ Ring of Fire player increases holdings, says road announcement in the works

Toronto-based Noront Resources Ltd. said Monday it has struck a deal that will put 75 per cent of staked mining claims in the Ring of Fire under the company's control. ...

Tories allege Liberal government tried to tax former Ring of Fire miner ‘right out of Ontario’

In wake of Noront Resources reportedly getting cold feet, both opposition parties told government to get on with developing Ring of Fire ...

Heard: Province approves environmental assessment process for Ring of Fire project

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Wynne stakes success on moving Ring of Fire forward, says progress made on resource-revenue sharing

Premier Kathleen Wynne says 'there's work that’s been done' on a Ring of Fire resource-revenue-sharing agreement with First Nations. ...

First Nations oppose Noront deal to buy Ring of Fire assets

Northern Ontario First Nations could go to court to fight Noront's purchase of Ring of Fire chromite deposits after Cliffs' lack of consultation in asset sales. ...

Gravelle: Noront’s Cliffs buy ‘bringing fresh life’ into Ring of Fire

NDP critic Michael Mantha says Noront's purchase of Cliffs' Ring of Fire assets gives the Liberals a second opportunity. ...

Noront buys up Cliffs’ Ring of Fire chromite properties

Noront is acquiring 103 claims, which will push the Toronto-based explorer's mining claims up to 360 in the Ring of Fire, accounting for 65 per cent of area's total deposits. ...

Liberals announce overhaul of Ontario’s Mineral Development Strategy in the works

The Liberals have also teamed up with the federal government to fund a study of a transportation corridor for the Ring of Fire ...

Goldcorp buys junior northern Ontario miner for $526 million

Global miner buys Probe Mines in deal to boost operating efficiency in northern Ontario, while also giving birth to a new company via a spinoff: New Probe. ...

Ontario and Ottawa at loggerheads over Ring of Fire Development Corporation

Province asks federal government to 'inform' its application for Building Canada Funds, as Ottawa says Ontario’s Ring of Fire approach has 'serious structural problems' ...

Gravelle defends Liberal pace in developing Ring of Fire

Northern development and mines minister says the progress the Liberals are making on the Ring of Fire shouldn't be discounted by industry, opposition or otherwise. ...

Sousa says Cliffs exit not indictment of Liberal Ring of Fire plans

Minister of Finance Charles Sousa defended his government's record on the Ring of Fire Thursday, as rumours swirled of Cliffs Natural Resources beating a retreat from Ontario. ...

Clock ticking on Ring of Fire corporation deadline

Government says it's still committed to meeting its Labour Day deadline for the formation of a Ring of Fire economic development corporation. ...

Heard: Federal and provincial ministers to meet at energy conference in Sudbury

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First Nation near Ring of Fire strikes development-planning deal with province

Ontario signs deal with Webequie First Nation to work on land-planning near the Ring of Fire development. ...

KWG CEO says mining firm is an ‘innocent bystander’ after court loss to Cliffs

Frank Smeenk says KWG will keep fighting for its plans in the Ring of Fire, despite last week's legal defeat after it sought to object application for easement by rival Cliffs. ...

Cirtwill: The North – what’s to debate?

While each city and region has its own issues, Northern Ontario is not so different from the rest of the province, columnist Charles Cirtwill writes. ...