Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Aircraft were used extensively by Canada Tungsten in the development of its tungsten mine at Flat River, N.W.T. We had many exceptional bush pilots in our aircraft charters and finally we settled on B…

The new government of South Africa wants mineral rights inside the country to come under state ownership. British news magazine The Economist says the African National Congress (ANC) of newly elected …

Affiliated companies Hardrock Extension (TSE), Geraldton Longlac (CDN) and Ferau Resources (CDN) have entered into agreements whereby Geraldton and Ferau will vend their interests in mining claims to …

Two TSE-listed companies, Teck and Joutel Resources, have reached an agreement to develop the latter’s exploration lands in Cuba. In accordance with the agreement, Teck has bought 1.5 million subordin…

A new suitor has turned up for the Talapoosa heap-leach gold-silver property in Lyon Cty., Nev. Miramar Mining (TSE) plans to acquire Talapoosa through a merger with the property’s owner, Athena Gold …

A newly discovered deposit is expected to reduce overall mining costs and more than double the silver output of the Lucky Friday mine near Mullan, Idaho. Operator Hecla Mining (NYSE) intends to start …

Montreal-listed Ressources Robex has signed an agreement with privately owned Caribbean Mines to earn a 50% interest in a micronized calcium carbonate project east of Havana, Cuba. Micronized calcium …

A 16-month-long labor dispute at Westmin Resources’ (TSE) Myra Falls operations has been resolved through the process of binding arbitration. The polymetallic mine is on Vancouver Island, near the com…

The potential for an economic gold discovery may exist in southwestern England, says R. Rumbold et Associes. The Devon-based geological consulting firm says work undertaken by the British Geological S…

Mineral exploration plans in the Killerman Lakes region of south Yukon have been delayed by concerns about their impact on caribou and other wildlife. But Doug Eaton, exploration project manager with …

As demand for capital by corporations has increased, so too has the demand for relevant information by investors to judge the value of their holdings. Largely for this reason, Ontario’s Ministry of Fi…

Further to the letter by Christopher Jennings on the problems inherent in acquiring diamond counts from samples (T.N.M., Aug. 8/94), I would like to suggest that there is indeed a way to quantify the …