Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Seabright legal case has been concluded. The Australian owners of Westminer Canada have decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. In January, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal upheld a r…

Canadian coal operations cannot expect to become much more competitive than they are today, according to Michael Lipkewich, vice-president of mining for Teck (TSE). “I do not expect to see double-digi…

A review of drilling data has resulted in higher reserves for the Bronson Slope gold-copper porphyry deposit on the Iskut River property in northwestern British Columbia. Based on a computerized polyg…

Few juniors active in South America have managed to assemble control of an entire mining district, complete with mine, town site and mill. But such is the case with Corriente Resources (VSE), which ow…

Last year, China imported almost a million tonnes of copper units in concentrate and other forms, and refined copper stocks increased by more than 200,000 tonnes. Any change in economic activity in th…

The political action committee of locals 5417 and 5980 of the United Steelworkers of America, representing workers at Rio Algom’s Stanleigh uranium mine at Elliot Lake, Ont., has started up its “Ontar…

Dale Hendrick appointed chairman.

Roberto Munoz appointed director of exploration for South America.

Frederick Wynne elected director.

Francis Petro appointed president.

The 18th International Precious Metals Conference will take place June 12-15 in Vancouver, B.C. The theme of the conference, hosted by the International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI), will be “prec…

I read with interest your article on Cameco getting the green light for production of its Eagle Point and Collins A and D zones (“Rabbit Lake gets federal OK,” T.N.M., April 4/94). Sometimes our indus…