Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Deep drilling at the Trout Lake mine near Flin Flon, Man., has uncovered another high-grade lens below the current workings. At the 3,050-ft. level, about 920 ft. below the shaft bottom, the new lens …

After losing a court battle which has cost his company about $1.25 million, Metalore Resources (TSE) President George Chilian could be forgiven if he chose to quit the mining game. When an Ontario cou…

A new, large gold producer came into being recently when shareholders of Consolidated TVX Mining voted overwhelmingly in Toronto to merge their company’s operations with those of Inco Gold to create T…

Hoping to raise more equity capital, Inco (TSE) will reinstate a 5% discount on common shares issued through an optional stock dividend program, and increase the limit shareholders may invest under it…

The San Luis gold mine operated by Battle Mountain Gold (TSE) is expected to become the largest producing gold mine in Colorado next year once it reaches its targeted annual production rate of 60,000 …

An Irish company partially owned by Vancouver-based Corona (TSE) has applied for permission to build a lead-zinc mine near Galmoy, County Kilkenny, Ireland. At a capital cost of about $102 million, Co…

The Mining Association of British Columbia is gearing up for Mining Week 1991. The celebrations will be held during the last week of February. Three days of events in Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel wil…

The Mining and Mineralogical Museum of the Quebec Asbestos Region is seeking donations of minerals from all parts of the globe. Donations will be used for either display, educational or research purpo…

n this year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-one, 1984 may have truly arrived. Big Brother administers to the resources industry through environmental legislation and bureaucracy. In m…

MANPOWER POLICY NEEDED This country does not seem able to develop a manpower or war-making policy of its own. It waits on England. It has waited until England began pulling men out of the armed forces…

And you thought the Canadian mining industry was mired in a fight with legislators primed for environmental concerns. In the U.S., the battle is worse, as you will see from the following statement by …

Feb 3-7, Las Vegas, Nev. 17th Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Techniques and 7th Annual Symposium on Explosives & Blasting Research. At Caesar’s Palace. Contact Society of Explosives Engine…