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Stertil-Koni Manufacturing Facility, Stertil ALM, Completes 36,000 Square Foot Expansion in Streator, IL, to Meet Escalating Demand for Production of Heavy Duty Vehicle Lifts

Multi-Millon Dollar Investment Made in Land, Plant, Equipment and Workplace Efficiencies

Stertil-Koni | January 19, 2016 | 1:10 pm

Northern College welding student honoured by Canadian Welding Association

Deborah Mates, the Director of the CWA Foundation, was at the Kirkland Lake campus on Monday to recognize Northern College’s third year Welding Engineering co-op student Andy Yang for his passion and academic excellence in welding.

Northern College | January 19, 2016 | 8:52 am

Apple, Sony, Samsung linked to child labour claims in cobalt mines

Consumer products sold across the globe could contain traces of the metal produced by informal Congolese mines, who employ children as young as seven, says Amnesty International.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2016 | 7:30 am

Freeport Indonesia boss steps down

Maroef Sjamsuddin's decision comes less than a month after the chairman of the U.S. mining giant stepped down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2016 | 5:39 am

PotashCorp mothballs Picadilly mine, leaves more than 420 jobless

The indefinite suspension of the Picadilly mine, in Canada's New Brunswick, is expected to cut the company's capital costs by $50 million in 2016 and $135 million over the next two years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2016 | 3:45 am

Booming Kibali boosts exploration investment in DRC

Randgold Resources has expanded its operations in Congo following the success of the Kibali gold mine, which will lead to the miner exceeding its full year production guidance for the mine in 2015.

Randgold Resources | January 19, 2016 | 2:10 am

Areva earned $300 million in US uranium enrichment contracts last year

The announcement comes as the company is laying off about 50 workers in Lynchburg, Virginia, a bit more than half the jobs it has cut in the US as of late.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 19, 2016 | 2:00 am

Grupo Mexico seen bucking copper slump as analysts recommend buy

Mexico’s biggest copper producer is leveraging its relatively low debt and strong profit margins to invest more than $4.6 billion expanding some of its mines.

Bloomberg News | January 19, 2016 | 1:00 am