{"id":1139886,"date":"2019-09-23T16:35:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T21:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1002665"},"modified":"2019-09-23T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T21:35:22","slug":"newmont-officially-opens-all-electric-borden-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1139886","title":{"rendered":"Newmont officially opens all-electric Borden mine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new all-electric Borden gold mine 9 km from Chapleau is officially open, following a ceremony attended by Denver-based\u00a0Newmont Goldcorp\u00a0officials 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.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dignitaries attending the launch were Ontario\u2019s Minister of Energy, Mines, N 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\u2019s regional senior VP or North America Todd White; and general manager of the Porcupine and Borden mines Marc Lauzier.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Canadian and Ontario governments each granted the company C$5 million towards electrification.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This article first appeared in the <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Canadian Mining Journal (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianminingjournal.com\/\" ><em>Canadian Mining Journal<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both the Canadian and Ontario governments each granted the company C$5 million towards 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