Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The accepted wisdom is that all the easy finds in Canada have been made. Discoveries such as Hemlo a stone’s throw off the Trans-Canada Highway and Louvicourt in the shadow of Val d’Or’s existing head…

Whether we’re ready or not, a global economy will be a reality of the next decade and century. And in this world of interdependence hurtling toward us, those that can’t accommodate cultural and social…

The town of Springhill, N.S., is living up to its name. As many as 400 gallons per minute (gpm) of warm water are being drawn from the town’s infamous, and now derelict, coal mine. There are plans to …

We miners use little land, and we use it wisely and carefully. However, we need access to vast areas to find the rare geological occurrences we call “commercial ore deposits.” These “ore deposits” con…

Although BHP-Utah Mines (TSE) won’t say when it plans to release an evaluation of diamonds taken from the Point Lake kimberlite in the Northwest Territories, Dia Met Minerals (VSE) is expected to have…

An investigation into alleged salting of drill samples from the Gibbs property in Mariposa Cty., Calif., is continuing with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Fresno now in charge of the case. Des…

Two new mineralized zones were identified in the latest drilling program at the Reed-Belanger chromite property near Thetford Mines, Que., Canchrome Mines (ME) reports. The company recently released t…

A letter agreement has been signed with Homestake Canada allowing the company to earn a 51% interest in the Massicotte property in Massicotte Twp. north of La Sarre, Que., Radisson Mining Resources (M…

The Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) organized a research meeting recently on the theme “The future of research in economic geology.” The purpose was to…

San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (NYSE) is taking a huge gamble by running a US$23-million exploration drift north from its namesake gold mine in South Dakota, local geologists say. The target of …

Canada’s mining industry is poised to enter its diamond phase, say those who have a stake in the Lac de Gras region, from which a bulk sample yielded gem-quality stones last month. The stock market re…

Jascan Resources (TSE) director William Felderhof recently sold a large block of company stock as part of an ongoing effort to sever previous connections with the 49% owned Faraday Resources (TSE) aff…