Articles by Northern Miner Staff

To call Metall Mining (TSE) a North American copper producer would be correct but only a part of the corporate story. The growing Toronto-based mining company, controlled by Metallgesellschaft AG of G…

A significant Canadian producer of copper and zinc, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting has added nickel to its metals inventory. The Manitoba miner, which also produces precious metals in byproduct form, …

Caught between the opposing forces of slowing demand and tight supply conditions, this year’s nickel markets are likely to be turbulent. But, after spending the past decade eliminating excess capacity…

Trends covering gold’s basic supply and demand appear to be positive for the metal’s price in the longer term. The boom in the yellow metal in the 1980s, marked by increases in reserves and production…

Ever on the lookout for new discoveries, the mineral exploration division of Canadian resources giant Noranda has taken on more than 20 grassroots projects in the United States across the northern Mid…

Quebec-based junior Societe Miniere Sphinx (ME) was recently listed for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange (symbol SYX.A). The company, with about 17.9 million shares outstanding, records interes…

Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting (TSE), the wholly owned subsidiary of New York-based Inspiration Resources (NYSE), is well known as Canada’s fourth largest producer of copper and zinc. In 1989, HudBay’s …

Like producers of most base metals, zinc producers have enjoyed three years of strong markets and exceptionally high prices. Based on past experience, however, recent high prices may turn out to have …

David Nicholls is a geologist in the mines technology department for the Manitoba division of Inco Ltd. His immediate responsibility is to provide computer support to the exploration group, including …

The metal-mining industry will soon establish an International Council on Metals and the Environment, a global response to mounting pressures for better health and environmental protection. “This is t…

Randolph Diamond (1891-1978) Metallurgist who created the world’s first successful large-scale differential flotation operation, which unlocked the zine-lead treasures of B.C’s Sullivan Mine. John Ham…

“The role of new firms in innovation is important not only for its direct contribution but for its implicit threat to older firms, which might not otherwise feel impelled to take the risks of innovati…