Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A 49% interest in the large copper-uranium Olympic Dam mine in Australia has been sold, pending regulatory approval, to Minorco of South Africa for US$456 million by British Petroleum Co. The other 51…

A letter of intent allowing Madeleine Mines (TSE) to acquire the remaining 50% interest in the Lac des Iles palladium-platinum project from the Sheridan Platinum Group has been terminated. The Sherida…

In the annotation to Arvi Parbo’s excellent acceptance speech for the Georg Agricola medal (T.N.M., Oct.12/92), you say that the award ceremony took place in Salzburg, Germany. The city of Salzburg is…

Rene Latiolais elected chairman of the board.

At this point, the future of the nuclear power industry remains largely in doubt. The gloomy predictions about global warming have done little to convince politicians and the public of the benefits of…

Stewart Jackson appointed director.

Queen’s University will host an international congress in Kingston, Ont., Aug. 23-26 to commemorate the establishment of its century-old School of Mines. Experts from North America, South Africa and A…

At the recent Northwest Mining Association conference held here, Amax Gold was the overall winner in the financial report competition. American Barrick Resources was honored for best annual report, Di…

Ontario’s First Gold Rush: Eldorado, by Gerry Boyce. Published by Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc. P.O. Box 95, Station O, Toronto, Ont. M4A 2M8. Few people realize that Ontario’s first gold rush…

Robert Turner appointed vice-president, mineral processing for Venezuela.

The Sparks, Nev.- based Mining and Geothermal Committee will host a conference at the Nugget Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nev., March 11-13, 1993. Topics include the U.S. Mining Law and regulations perta…

A 22-metre intercept from hole CTD-111, part of a drilling program at the Cerattepe property in Artvin province in northeastern Turkey, assayed 3% copper, Cominco Resources International (TSE) announc…