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NEWS RELEASE: Agnico Eagle Pledges $1 Million Gift to Historic Cobalt Legacy Fund

June 5, 2015June 4, 2015

(L to R) James D. Nasso, Chairman of Agnico Eagle; Tina Sartoretto, Mayor of Cobalt; Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Agnico Eagle — (L to R) James D. Nasso, Chairman of Agnico Eagle Mines; Tina Sartoretto, Mayor of Cobalt; Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and CEO of Agnico Eagle Mines

http://www.agnicoeagle.com/

Fund to Support the Preservation of Cobalt’s Historical Past and Cultural Heritage

Cobalt, Ontario; June 4, 2015 – Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM; TSX:AEM) (“Agnico Eagle” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has pledged a $1 Million Gift to the Historic Cobalt Legacy Fund. The announcement was made earlier today in the Town of Cobalt at a ceremony honouring former employees of Agnico Eagle’s Cobalt silver division.

Former Agnico Eagle silver division employees gathered in Cobalt, Ontario for a plaque dedication ceremony in honour of all of Agnico’s former silver division employees who helped to transform Agnico Eagle into a leading international gold company.

“We are very pleased to make this contribution in honour of Agnico Eagle’s founder Paul Penna, as well as on behalf of all the men and women whose commitment, perseverance and spirit helped to transform Agnico Eagle into a leading international gold mining company”, said Sean Boyd, Agnico Eagle’s Chief Executive Officer. “Cobalt is the foundation of our Company and as many of our former silver division employees remain in the region, they will continue to benefit from the preservation of these important cultural and community organizations.”

After two years of turmoil, only one company’s left standing in Ontario’s Ring of Fire Share – by John Michael McGrath (The Inside Agenda Blog – June 3, 2015)

June 4, 2015

http://theagenda.tvo.org/

The Ring of Fire is Ontario’s biggest mineral discovery in a century. Strong competition among mining companies for a piece of it would seem inevitable.

Today, however, only one junior mining firm controls almost all of it.

“Essentially, we are the Ring of Fire,” Noront CEO Al Coutts says. “Essentially, in every major discovery in the Ring of Fire we have either 100 per cent or majority control.”

Coutts is exaggerating, but not by much. While a number of other companies looking to exploit the riches of the Ring of Fire, such as KWG, MacDonald, and Black Widow, Noront has rapidly become the largest company in the area, and remains the closest to actually opening an operating mine.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The Ring of Fire, located about 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, has substantial economic potential, with estimates of $50 billion worth of chromite, platinum, palladium, copper, and nickel to be extracted.

Prof looking for tales of life in Sudbury’s moonscape – by Heidi Ulrichsen (Sudbury Northern Life – June 2, 2015)

June 2, 2015

http://www.northernlife.ca/

Project explores the life of immigrants in Copper Clif, Coniston, Gatchell and the Donovan

Did you walk to school with a handkerchief over your face because the pollution was so bad? Did your mother have to replant the garden five times because of acid rain? Were mine tailings your personal playground?

Stacey Zembrzycki, a Sudbury-born adjunct assistant professor at Concordia University, wants to hear these kinds of stories.

It’s all part of a project called “Mining Immigrant Bodies: A Multi-Ethnic Oral History of Industry, Environment and Health in the Sudbury Region,” supported by Concordia University and a federal government grant.

She’s looking to interview men and women who came to Canada in the postwar period — as well as their children — and lived in Copper Cliff, Coniston, Gatchell or the Donovan, where mining impacted heavily on day-to-day life.

Zembrzycki also hopes to speak to those who worked in the mining industry or their families about the health impacts of these jobs.

NEWS RELEASE: KWG Appeal to Be Heard October 20, 2015

June 2, 2015

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 1, 2015) – KWG Resources Inc. (CSE:KWG)

(FRANKFURT:KW6) reports that the Registrar of the Ontario Court of Appeal has notified the parties that October 20th, 2015 has been fixed for the hearing of the appeal of Canada Chrome Corporation (“KWG/CCC”) of the decision of the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court made in July 2014 overturning the decision of the Ontario Mining and Lands Commissioner.

The respondent in the appeal is 2274659 Ontario Inc. and the intervenor is the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. Both parties have until June 29, 2015 to file responding materials if they elect to do so. 2274659 Ontario Inc. was formerly a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (“Cliffs”) and is now wholly-owned by Noront Resources Ltd. (“Noront”).

At a hearing before the Mining and Lands Commissioner (“MLC”) in early 2013, Cliffs sought an order to dispense with the consent of KWG/CCC for the granting of an easement for Cliffs to build a road on top of mining claims staked by KWG/CCC along a 340 kilometer corridor of high ground. KWG/CCC had spent some $15 million to explore the claims and assess their profiles and aggregates to provide a means of egress for the Big Daddy chromite deposit in which KWG/CCC has a 30% joint venture interest, with Cliffs then holding the 70% interest. The MLC declined to grant the order sought by Cliffs and Cliffs then appealed the MLC decision to the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court.

NEWS RELEASE: OMA JOINS COALITION URGING GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE ECONOMY AND JOBS UNDER NEW PENSION PLAN

June 2, 2015

This article was provided by the Ontario Mining Association (OMA), an organization that was established in 1920 to represent the mining industry of the province.

(June 2, 2015) The Ontario Mining Association, and a coalition of major Ontario employers under the leadership of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), are calling on the provincial government to broaden its definition of a comparable pension plan under the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP).

In a letter addressed to Premier Kathleen Wynne, the coalition of more than 150 organizations is urging the government to expand its definition of pension plan comparability to include capital accumulation plans, including (but not limited to) Defined Contribution plans. This move would ensure that companies in the province that have an existing pension plan for their employees would not be forced to incur this new cost of doing business, thus undermining the province’s economic competitiveness.

Set for introduction in 2017, the ORPP will require employees and employers to contribute 1.9% each (3.8% combined) on an employee’s annual earnings up to $90,000. Employers who offer ‘comparable’ workplace savings plans will be exempt from contributing to the ORPP.

Timmins student recognized for cinematography work by Ontario Mining Association – by Alan S. Hale (Timmins Daily Press – June 1, 2015)

June 1, 2015

The Daily Press is the city of Timmins broadsheet newspaper.

He hasn’t even graduated high school yet, but Francis Huot has already two awards for filmmaking awards under his belt.

Last week, the École Secondaire Theriault student was in Toronto accepting a So You Think You Know Mining Award from the Ontario Mining Association for a short film he made. There were several different categories at the awards, but Huot was recognized for having the best cinematography out of all the videos submitted.

The video Huot is simple but impactful. The visuals of the two-minute-long video are a black-and-white montage of mining machinery and shafts inside GorldCorp’s Dome Mine in Timmins.

“We got permission to go down into the mine and take some shots,” explained Huot. “It was very cool. It’s not every day you get an opportunity to take shots like that.”

Northern Superior Resources vs. Ontario postponed to October (CBC News Sudbury – May 29, 2015)

June 1, 2015

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury

Outcome of lawsuit between junior miner and province to determine duty to consult with First Nations

A Sudbury junior miner said the province is balking at producing promised documents in a $110 million lawsuit.

Northern Superior Resources is suing the Ontario government for failing to consult with First Nations on mining claims A trial date set for Monday has been pushed to October.

The president and CEO of Northern Superior Resources, Tom Morris, said the delay is a result of the government’s failure to disclose certain documents by the deadline.

The litigation, Morris said, is based on the company’s loss of several gold claims in the northwest near the Manitoba border in 2011 after a series of disputes with the Sachigo Lake First Nation.

“We’re looking for a settlement,” he said. “We’re looking to get our investment back so we can redeploy our monies elsewhere. I do have a fiduciary duty to recover those monies for our shareholders.”

Sudbury letter: Liberals fail the North: PC leader – by Patrick Brown (Sudbury Star – May 28, 2015)

June 1, 2015

The Sudbury Star is the City of Greater Sudbury’s daily newspaper.

Patrick Brown is the Ontario PC leader.

Re: New PC leader urged to speak up for Ring of Fire, May 24:

During my leadership campaign, I vowed to make Northern Ontario a priority. On Friday, one of my first trips as the new leader of the Ontario PC Party was meeting with the Northern community and visiting Ontario’s Ring of Fire.

Over the past 12 years, the Liberal government has ignored the value and potential of Northern Ontario. Just like her predecessor, Dalton McGuinty, who said “we are not going succeed in Ontario by pulling stuff out of the ground”, Premier Kathleen Wynne has also shown her disregard of Northern Ontario by ensuring no progress has been made in developing the Ring of Fire.

This Liberal government is failing to unlock the full economic potential of the Ring of Fire and instead continues to blame the federal government, which is simply asking for a plan and is not about to write a blank cheque.

NEWS RELEASE: ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & TEACHERS AWARDED OVER $42,000 IN CASH PRIZES AT ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM

May 29, 2015

Best Overall Entry: Women, The Future and Mining – by Marika Moskalyk, Marymount Academy, Sudbury

To view all the winning entries, click here: http://sytykm.oma.on.ca/peopleschoice/awardwinners?year=2015&utm_source=2015+SYTYKM+news+release&utm_campaign=SYTYKM+winners+announced&utm_medium=email

TORONTO, Ontario – The Ontario Mining Association today announced the winners of 7th annual So You Think You Know Mining video competition, which challenges students to tell imaginative stories about the benefits of mining to society.

Nearly 300 videos from across the province were evaluated by an independent panel of media and mining professionals to determine the winning entries in nine award categories, with prize money ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, and each winning video earning a $500 bonus for the contestant’s school. In addition, the public voted online to select the winner of the $2,500 People’s Choice Award.

The road to recovery for Ontario’s mining sector is paved in gold – by Robert Spence (Mining Global.com – May 28, 2015)

May 29, 2015

http://www.miningglobal.com/

Ontario is one of the top mining jurisdictions in the world. In recent years, the jurisdiction has been in a downturn.

The province, which is home to more than 40 operating mines, is the largest producer of gold, nickel, copper and platinum metals in Canada. Ontario’s mineral production is valued at $9.2 billion with more than $4 billion annually invested in research and development (R&D), exploration, construction and equipment.

In a recent article by NorthernLife.ca, industry stakeholders agreed that Ontario is falling behind as a mining jurisdiction. The article spotlights that while the province has shifted its focus to the Ring of Fire, which many believe is moving slower than anticipated, key figures see the government neglecting other parts of the province.

“All we hear about is the Ring of Fire. Let me explain something about the Ring of Fire. It’s not the only thing going on in this province. I’m sick to death of it,” said Gino Chitaroni, president of the Northern Prospectors Association.

“We have a lot of projects out there that could be economic very shortly, but we have to encourage them,” Chitaroni said. “I don’t see it happening.”

What the heck’s happening with the Ring of Fire? – by Staff (Northern Ontario Business – May 28, 2015)

May 29, 2015

http://www.northernlife.ca/

Iacobucci tight-lipped on progress on North’s massive mineral deposit

The Ring of Fire may appear to be a garden of agony for the mining companies involved, but Ontario’s lead negotiator charged with working out a crucial and historic agreement with affected First Nations assures all that real progress is being made to advance development in the Far North.

Former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci talked at length before a Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce lunch crowd on May 26 about Canada’s evolving relationship with Aboriginal people in righting the wrongdoings of the past with a new partnership based on mutual respect.

But he didn’t reveal much about what progress has been made since a much ballyhooed regional framework agreement was signed by Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Matawa chiefs in 2014, except to confirm that a second round of negotiations is coming up.

“A lot of work has been going on. We don’t work in the public arena. We work behind the scenes.”

In July 2013, Iacobucci was appointed Ontario’s lead negotiator in discussions with the chiefs of the Matawa First Nations, a tribal council of communities closest to the mineral deposits in the James Bay lowlands.

Liberals ‘out of touch’ [Northern Ontario and mining sector] PC leader says in Sudbury – by Harold Carmichael (Sudbury Star – May 29, 2015)

May 29, 2015

The Sudbury Star is the City of Greater Sudbury’s daily newspaper.

The Liberals are “out of touch” with Northern Ontario and the mining sector, and that’s why little progress has been made developing the Ring of Fire, Ontario’s new PC leader says.

In an interview with The Star, Patrick Brown referred to a statement made a few years ago by former Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty that Ontario “must stop pulling stuff out of the ground” if it wanted to create new wealth and jobs.

“That shows how out of touch the Liberals are and their comprehension of the mining sector,” said Brown during a visit to Greater Sudbury on Thursday. “This is a $60-billion opportunity.

“Northern Ontario could be an economic driver for the entire country. And the NDP, they have gone along with their (Liberal) policies when it comes to mining and forestry.”

The so-called Ring of Fire is a mineral-rich find in northwestern Ontario containing chromite, nickel, copper and other minerals. At one point, Cliffs Natural Resources planned to ship chromite from a mine in the Ring of Fire to a plant in Capreol. Those plans have since been cancelled and Cliffs has withdrawn from the Ring of Fire.

NEWS RELEASE: KWG Reports Progress of Claims Hearings

May 28, 2015

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 28, 2015) – KWG Resources Inc. (CSE:KWG)(FRANKFURT:KW6) reports that its subsidiary Canada Chrome Corporation (“KWG/CCC”) has filed the materials required to perfect its appeal at the Ontario Court of Appeal. A hearing date will be scheduled by the Court’s Registrar.

The respondent 2274659 Ontario Inc. and the intervenor the Minister of Northern Development and Mines will have until June 29, 2015 to file responding materials if they elect to do so. 2274659 Ontario Inc. was formerly a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (“Cliffs”) and is now wholly-owned by Noront Resources Ltd. (“Noront”).

The Contest with Cliffs for access to the Ring of Fire:

At a hearing before the Mining and Lands Commissioner (“MLC”) in early 2013, Cliffs sought an order to dispense with the consent of KWG/CCC for the granting of an easement for Cliffs to build a road on top of mining claims staked by KWG/CCC along a 340 kilometer corridor of high ground. KWG/CCC had spent some $15 million to explore the claims and assess their profiles and aggregates to provide a means of egress for the Big Daddy chromite deposit in which KWG/CCC has a 30% joint venture interest with Cliffs then holding the 70% interest. The MLC declined to grant the order sought by Cliffs and Cliffs then appealed the MLC decision to the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court.

Change needed to reboot [Ontario] exploration – by Len Gillis (Timmins Daily Press – May 28, 2015)

May 28, 2015

The Daily Press is the city of Timmins broadsheet newspaper.

TIMMINS – A Northern geologist who represents one of the key players in the Ring Of Fire mining project, says Ontario needs a friendlier investment climate to reboot the mining exploration industry.

Without continued exploration and the discovery of new mineral deposits, the mining industry in Ontario will eventually fail according to Moe Lavigne who spoke at the opening of The Big Event on Wednesday.

Lavigne, a Timmins native, is the vice-president of exploration and development for KWG Resources Inc. which has a large stake in the Ring Of Fire.

Lavigne is taking part in an exploration forum at The Big Event and said Wednesday he was pleased to be part of the Timmins mining show, but somewhat disappointed that there were fewer exploration companies on site, compared to past years.

“Exploration or grass roots exploration in Ontario has come to a grinding halt,” Lavigne told the audience.

Laurentian’s Bharti School of Engineering makes its mark – by Norm Tollinsky (Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal – May 2015)

May 21, 2015

http://www.sudburyminingsolutions.com/

Skyrocketing enrollment, national awards contribute to Bharti School’s stature as academic powerhouse.

It’s easy enough to illustrate the amazing growth of Laurentian University’s Bharti School of Engineering with a recitation of its skyrocketing enrollment numbers, but nothing speaks to the school’s stature as an academic powerhouse as eloquently as the awards its junior and senior teams took home from the 2015 Canadian Engineering Competition in March.

When the junior team won top honours at the Ontario Engineering Competition in February and the senior team came in second, both qualified to represent Ontario at the national competition at Memorial University in St. John’s.

“It was the first time that a university sent two teams to the competition and both won first prize,” said Bharti School director Dr. Ramesh Subramanian.

“It’s amazing how far we’ve come. We just had our iron ring ceremony and we had close to 90 students graduating. Less than 10 years ago, we had fewer than 15.”