Diamond drilling school kicks off at Northern College.

• Position: IN BRIEF

As skill shortages in the surface diamond drilling trade continue, Northern College has teamed up with Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. and Cabo Drilling (Ontario) Corp. to develop and implement a training program.

Having begun on Sep. 17, the 10-week Surface Diamond Driller Assistant Common Core training program finds Cabo Drilling providing the requisite diamond drilling equipment. Kirkland Lake Gold will be supplying access to drill sites for...