ODDS’N’SODS — Bear-anoid
Not many field geologists who have worked in Northern Canada are unfamiliar with black bears. Although these animals are generally curious and occasionally a nuisance, it is well-known that they can b…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Conference to address mine diesel exhaust
The Diesel Emissions Evaluation Program (DEEP) Conference will be held Nov.6-7 at the Delta Chelsea Inn in downtown Toronto.To be hosted jointly by Diesel Controls Ltd. and Rhne-Poulenc, the conferenc…
Worldwide titanium use on the rise
The growth of the Asian titanium market and a renewed demand for titanium pigment have pushed up demand for the metal.According to a new study, The Economics of Titanium Minerals and Pigments 1996, th…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 14, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,322.50 per tonne (Oct. 1, 1996), alloy US$1,215 per tonne (Sept. 26, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,250 per tonne (Oct. 9, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free ma…
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Drilling adds more heft to Agua Rica
In Argentina, the already massive polymetallic deposit known as Agua Rica has been expanded further, as a result of exploration driling.Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) made the announcement follow…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Experience the glue binding mining industry together
I have worked in the mining industry for the past 27 years on a full-time basis.Preceding this, I worked for three years with Coleman Collieries at its Tent Mountain operation. Those were the days of …
EDITORAL PAGE — The great Utah land grab
It’s election year in the United States, and the outlook for incumbent President Bill Clinton appears to be rosy in most states — most, but by no means all.One notable exception is Utah, where reside…
ODDS’N’SODS — The discovery of the Aunor
In the mid-1930s, there were only three residents on MacDonald Hill, situated halfway between Timmins and South Porcupine, Ont.Hermann Peltomaki had a nice home, which included a detached lake-front s…
Wolverine partners expand Lynx lens in Yukon
With three drill rigs turning on the newly discovered Lynx lens at the Wolverine project in southeastern Yukon, operator Westmin Resources (WMI-T) and partner Atna Resources (ATN-T) are encountering s…
Bre-X keeps Busang close to its chest
Believing the law is on their side, officials at Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) do not plan to bow to the demands of one of the company’s Indonesian partners for a bigger piece of the massive Busang gold proj…
Barrick looks to boost its gold production
The assets of North America’s biggest gold producer, Barrick Gold (ABX-T), continue to grow.Additional reserves at the Pascua mine, in Chile, and the Pierina project, in Peru, will boost Barrick’s pro…