Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The remarkable turnaround at the Dome gold mine is directly linked to management’s ability to gain control over staffing. As a result, a mine on the verge of closing two years ago is now planning for …

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) will honor Mackenzie Watson for his participation in numerous mineral discoveries during the past 25 years by naming him “prospector of the …

Faced with mounting debts and a string of new projects to finance, Vancouver-based Cominco (TSE) is giving up its direct participation in the Louvicourt Twp. massive sulphide discovery at Val d’Or, Qu…

A letter of intent has been signed by Goldhunter Explorations (ASE) and SEG Exploration (ME) which would see SEG acquire an option to earn a 60% interest in base and precious property in the Springer …

International Baron Resources Ltd. (IBQ:VSE) has changed its name to Azco Mining Inc. (AZC:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-6-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Central Guaranty…

The Geography of the Canadian North, by Robert Bone, Oxford University Press, Toronto. $19.95. Author Robert Bone, geography professor at the University of Saskatchewan, addresses factors pertinent to…

R. Fiorini appointed president and chief executive officer.

Edmonton-based Golden Star Resources (TSE) has been granted the exclusive right to explore for gold and other minerals on a 200,000-hectare block of ground in Suriname, South America. Golden Star is t…

Discussions are under way with Teck (TSE) to sell to Teck the Canadian mining properties of Goldteck Mines (TSE), the latter reported. Goldteck also reported that it understands that Teck, Greater Tem…

Norman C. Croome, who has been active in the mining industry for 45 years, died recently. He was 71. Born in Rainy River, Ont., Croome graduated in civil engineering and geological studies from the Un…

The government of Tanzania will host a meeting, April 6-10, at Arusha, Tanzania, to discuss the initial results of the $4-million African Magnetic Mapping Project. About 800 surveys, mostly airborne, …

British Columbia doesn’t make the front page of international newspapers often, but it has in recent months, and the stories are not flattering ones. As any environmentally aware Londoner can tell you…