Tag Archives: Fortune Minerals

Blockades: a test of wills and skills

Company outreach and respect for the process of working with First Nations and other local communities ensures most mining projects never face direct action. But conflicts still happen and, if handled poorly, can be very costly
By Brenda Bouw
 February 26th, 2014

When members of the Attawapiskat First Nation blocked the only winter road to the De Beers’ Victor diamond mine in Northern Ontario last year, the company was unable to move in critical supplies such as fuel and equipment. The blockade … Continue reading →

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Scenes at a standoff

Insider: Robin Goad
 December 16th, 2013

Who Robin Goad, president, CEO and founder of Fortune Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FT), a diversified miner headquartered in London, Ont., with several properties in Canada. Of those, the closest to launch is its NICO metals mine in Northwest Territories, where construction … Continue reading →

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