[5] There were protests from the mining industry against its closure by the provincial government of Ontario.
[1] It offers a Mining Engineering Technician diploma under Northern College.
[8] Stephen Harper led National Citizens Coalition backed Merc Lavigne, a teacher of the Haileybury School of Mines, sue Ontario Public Service Employees Union over union fees in 1997.
[9][10] The school increased the number of courses after 2000s and offered programs to attract more first nation students.
[12] Brian Dobbs, who is also the president of the Haileybury School of Mines alumni association said "There's probably not a place in Canada even today — any mining camp — that there isn't somebody who came to Haileybury,".