A new gold estimate has Red Pine Exploration considering underground mine possibilities at its Wawa Gold Project. In releasing a new mineral resource estimate, the Toronto junior miner is shifting its thinking from planning an open-pit mine concept to a high-grade underground development based on the results they’re seeing from an extensive diamond... read more →

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is crediting the Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) method with saving up to two years on the replacement of a bridge section over Interstate 95 in Stamford, Connecticut. O&G Industries, based in Torrington, Connecticut, led the $15 million project, which saw the complete demolition of two spans that... read more →

The National Energy Board has signed off on a major power project that will carry electricity generated at Manitoba’s array of hydro plants to neighbouring Minnesota. The federal regulator approved plans for the $453 million Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project June 14 after a lengthy environmental review. The nod clears the way for construction... read more →

Cambrian College in Sudbury has received $1.75 million in federal funding along with the prestigious title of being a Technology Access Centre (TAC) for its expertise in mining research and technology. The money is being allocated over a five-year period through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)... read more →

Volvo’s electric, autonomous vehicle, Vera, will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics center to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. This assignment is a result of a collaboration between Volvo Trucks and DFDX, a ferry and logistics company. Volvo’s trucks will move containers from... read more →

Federal and City of Toronto officials have announced funding for the City’s Fairbank-Silverthorn Trunk Storm Sewer System Project, part of Toronto’s basement flooding protection program. The project consists of building a new storm sewer system in Fairbank-Silverthorn area, which will relieve pressure on the existing combined sewer system during extreme weather... read more →

Garden River Truss has received $315,300 in provincial funding, which will be used to purchase new equipment to expand production. The company builds roof and floor trusses, and interior and exterior prefabricated wall panels at its 11,680-square-foot manufacturing plant, established on the Garden River First Nation just east of Sault Ste.... read more →

Researchers have discovered how to make concrete from recycled glass - by turning it back into sand. A team from Australia were able to turn the waste into a replacement for industrial flooring - which opens the door for new uses for old glass. They discovered ground glass can be used... read more →