EDITORIAL PAGE Poison of protectionism
It will take strong leadership to tackle the vested interests — in all countries — that want protection from competition. Yet we know from experience that the poison of protectionism could aggravate…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
U.S. REPORT Galactic likely to close Summitville mine
Low volumes of gold production and high mine operating costs were cited by Galactic Resources (TSE) as the reasons why it is unlikely to resume mining operations in 1991 at its wholly owned Summitvill…
Major General drills Pickle Lake claims
Drilling is under way on three of Major General Resources’ (TSE) wholly owned properties near Pickle Lake, Ont. With a $300,000 budget in hand, Major General plans to test six separate targets before …
Lawyers’ grade up by 25% – After downgrading tonnage
Underground development work by Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) on the Cliff Creek zone at the Lawyers mine in north- central British Columbia indicates minable grades will be 20-25% higher than anticipated. T…
B.C. copper smelter studied
A preliminary feasibility study recently concluded that a copper smelting facility on the coast of British Columbia would be economically viable. A Vancouver-based firm headed by former Cominco execut…
Beama sees 225,000 oz. a year from Chile
Armed with a positive preliminary feasibility report, Bema Gold (TSE) is aiming to bring on stream a heap leach gold mine in Chile with an annual production rate of about 225,000 oz. gold. That repres…
OBITUARY John Morgan
John Morgan, an industrial minerals geologist, died recently. He was 76. Born in Winnipeg, Man., Morgan had a B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. From 1…
Ontario implicates officers in Matachewan spill
Responsibility for a spill that released tonnes of mine tailings into the Montreal River last October rests not only with the companies involved, but also with their chief officers, according to recen…
U.S.REPORT AZCO advances Arizona copper deposit
The generally bullish outlook for copper has a privately-held junior aiming to develop an Arizona deposit which contains an estimated 168 million tons averaging 0.336% copper at a 0.2% cut-off grade. …
Montreal Exchange Stratmin gains 20 cents
A sagging market during the first week of the new year gave way to one with a small gain for the report period ended Jan. 15. The market portfolio moved up by more than 5 points on daily volumes in th…
Cheni’s drilling at J&L cuts consistent silver-zinc values
Drilling on the recently discovered Yellowjacket zone on the J&L property near Revelstoke, B.C., is returning consistently good results. Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) is funding the drilling program and can …
Fluorspar mine in Newfoundland closes due to depressed prices
A fluorspar mine on Newfoundland’s south coast has been closed indefinitely because of poor market prices. The decision comes just weeks after the mine operator’s parent company, Minworth PLC of Engla…