Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Preliminary sampling carried out on the Kingurutik North and South properties in Labrador have returned values of up to 0.31% nickel, 0.4% copper and 0.065% cobalt. The properties, held by Vancouver-l…

A geophysical survey flown over the Harp Lake and Voisey Bay claim blocks in Labrador has led to the identification of 43 geophysical anomalies.Equal partners Tellis Gold Mining (VSE) and Kernow Resou…

Drills will soon begin turning on the Konrad property, 35 km west of the nickel-copper-cobalt discovery in Voisey Bay, Labrador.Owner International CanAlaska Resources (VSE) plans to drill-test at lea…

A New Brunswick-based technology company has developed what it believes is an efficient and economic process for treatment of refractory gold ores and concentrates.For the past eight years, Fredericto…

John Paterson, a prominent mining engineer, has died following a brief illness.At the time of his death in Vancouver, B.C., Dr. Paterson was a director and executive vice-president of operations for D…

The Voisey Bay and McCreedy East deposits in Canada, and the Loma de Hierro deposit in Venezuela, have been identified as “outstanding” mine projects for development in a study by CRU International.Th…

An M18 Soviet helicopter chartered by a subsidiary of Cameco recently crashed in the Tien-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, killing all on board.The Kyrgyz Air helicopter was carrying 12 passengers and th…

Henry Knowles appointed chairman; John Wahl appointed director, president and vice-chairman; Donald Fraser appointed director and vice-president of business development; Dallas Davis appointed directo…

Robert Swan elected vice-president and secretary.

Stewart Jackson appointed director.

Ken Berscht appointed director.

Richard Fifer, Julio Benedetti, Gustavo Dahlgren, Roberto Brenes, Chet Id- ziszek, Juan Pardini, Javier Carrizo, Samuel Finkielsztein, Luis Moreno ap- pointed directors.