A MacLean electric bolter underground at the Borden gold mine. (Image: Newmont Goldcorp)[/caption]
ONTARIO – The new all-electric Borden gold mine 9 km from Chapleau is officially open, following a ceremony attended by Denver-based Newmont Goldcorp officials and dignitaries from across the province. The company proudly says the mine features state-of-the-art health and safety controls, digital mining technologies and processes, and an all-electric underground fleet.
Dignitaries attending the launch were Ontario’s Minister of Energy, Mines, & Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs Greg Rickford; Chief of the Chapleau Cree First Nation Keeter Corston; Chief of the Chapleau Ojibwe First Nation Anita Stephens; Chief of the Brunswick House First Nation Cheryl St. Denis; Chief of the Michipicoten First Nation Pat Tangie; Chapleau mayor Michael Lesvesque; Timmins mayor George Pirie, Newmont Goldcorp’s regional senior VP or North America Todd White; and general manager of the Porcupine and Borden mines Marc Lauzier.
Both the Canadian and Ontario governments each granted the company $5 million towards electrification.
Please visit www.NewmontGoldcorp.com. 
December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024
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John Harker
Well Done, Newmont. And well done Canadian Mining Journal for putting in the same lead sentence GOLD and all-electric mine. I hope that companies and governments everywhere move quickly to make Responsible Mining Electric Mining. The struggle against Climate Change cries out for it, not, as some would have it, for an end to Mining.