Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Hats off to Placer Dome

Management of the Turquoise Ridge gold mine in Nevada is to be commended for implementing an underground compensation package that relies solely on hourly wages, with incentives tied to mine safety. Unlike most other underground mines in North Ame…



Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 27, 2004)


Underground work at Campbell Resources' Copper Rand copper-gold mine in Chibougamau, Que.

Copper Rand back in business by end of ’04

Montreal, Que. — When December rolls around, the former Copper Rand copper-gold mine, near Chibougamau, Que., will once again be in production, says Campbell Resources’ (cch-t) president and CEO Andr Fortier.


Terrence Podolsky

FNX, Dynatec honour Podolsky

The Sudbury Joint Venture has renamed its Norman nickel property the Podolsky property in honour of Terrence Podolsky, a geologist, senior mining executive and long-time director of FNX Mining (FNX-T), which owns 75% of the join…


OSC investigates Murray Pollitt

Veteran, Toronto-based mining executive Murray H. Pollitt has been issued a notice of hearing by the the Ontario Securities Commission alleging violations of the Ontario Securities Act.





Large inventories pin down zinc

Zinc’s price performance has been disappointing in recent months. Zinc is one of the few base metals still trading in contango, which indicates good metal availability, resulting from large inventory levels, which is placing this base metal in a m…


Exploration pays off for Falconbridge

The exploration success that Falconbridge (FL-T) is enjoying in the Sudbury mining camp, especially with the discovery of the new high-grade Nickel Rim South deposit, ensures its Sudbury operations will continue for at least the…


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