By Geological Technicians Rob Lyght and Roydon Spence
At Esker Site work is scheduled on a two-week rotating basis and cross shifts are used to keep duties and work moving forward.
A cross shift is a type of schedule where two workers carry out the same or similar work passing tasks to a partner when they go home, on vacation or on break. Continue Reading →
By Alan Coutts, President and CEO
In January, Canada and the U.S. announced the Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration, an agreement that aims to increase production and secure supply chains for minerals that are critical to strategic industries like defence, aerospace and communications. Continue Reading →
by Bob Carreau, Advisor, Corporate Sustainability
Bob Carreau is an Environmental Scientist with 40 years of experience in the mining industry. He came out of a very active retirement to join Noront as a sustainability advisor. We asked him why and what attracted him to Noront. Continue Reading →
By Mike Desilets, Site and Project Manager
Esker Site has been bustling this year with maintenance activity and upgrades to some of our primary assets.
Improvements include:
Logs starting to rot on the boardwalks and railings around site were replaced Continue Reading →
By Alan Coutts, President and CEO
Podcasts have become popular over the last decade as a form of entertainment and a source of information and learning. In fact, over 10 million Canadians have listened to a podcast in the last month. Following on the popularity of our Eagle’s Eye newsletter, we decided to bring you some new and different perspectives via podcasting. Continue Reading →
By Alan Coutts, President and CEO
Aroland First Nation is located 20 km west of Nakina in Northwestern Ontario and holds the traditional lands at the south end of the proposed North-South all-season road to the Ring of Fire.
The Noront team visited Aroland in mid-May to better understand the vision and economic development strategy that Chief and Council have for their community. Continue Reading →
By Stephen Flewelling, CDO
On May 7, 2019, Noront announced Sault Ste. Marie as the location of our future Ferrochrome Production Facility (FPF).
This followed a two-year analysis during which we narrowed our decision from four site proposals to the final choice. So, why exactly did we choose the Soo? Continue Reading →
By Roydon Spence, Geological Technician
My first job with Noront was assisting with the major core haul program at McFauld’s Lake in 2014. Since then I’ve taken on other roles and contracts, and I now work as a geological technician at Esker Site where I help the geologists and work with core.
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