Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Some people call J. Patrick Sheridan a genius. Others refer to him in more colorful terms. However you describe him, there’s no disputing he has done well for himself. The latest major deal for the “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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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 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…

Geddes Resources (TSE) is changing its emphasis from exploration to public consultation in an effort to communicate more effectively with governments and opponents of its Windy Craggy copper project i…

High-grade massive sulphides were intersected by Minnova (TSE) over a drilled thickness of 10.5 ft. in a recent hole drilled on the Seneca property near Harrison Mills, in southern British Columbia. T…