Geophysics: The Tools of the Trade
Exploration activity in Canada last year fell markedly from the 1989 level, which was about 70% or so down from the record 1987 and 1988 levels. Taxation changes have greatly affected the ability of t…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
The Science of Discovery
This issue of The Northern Miner Magazine marks the first step in our sixth year of existence. As soon as you turn the pages, you’ll see a difference in content (though not in style). For example, thi…
Same-Day Service at Kienna Gold
It used to eat up a lot of time to lower Kiena Gold mine’s bigger load-haul-dump machines to the workings below. The 28-ton LHDs were dismantled on surface and lowered in pieces down the shaft. Extens…
See You There: The 59th PDAC Convention
Although Canadian mineral exploration has been in the doldrums since the bottom fell out of the spending boom in 1988, members of the mining fraternity can at least look forward to their annual party….
On the Move (January 01, 1991)
William Stanley, a regular contributor to this magazine’s Managing column, has been appointed president-elect of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Stanley is a partner with the Coopers …
Sounding the Sudbury Depths
A definitive answer to the creation of the Sudbury Structure may be forthcoming this spring or summer. Lithoprobe, the seismic reflection survey that is conducting crustal seismic probes across the co…
People NEW KELORE MINES
Peter Bojtos appointed president and director; Jeffrey Snow appointed director; Carl Ashenhurst, Douglas Nicholson, Geoffrey Mitchell and Mervyn Upham resigned.
Madison seeks joint venture for gold mine
Madison Grant Resources says it is negotiataing with several potential joint venture partners interested in the company’s gold-silver mine near Virginia City, Mont. An independent geological report on…
Aurizon Mines offer
Vancouver-based Aurizon Mines (TSE) has made an offer to redeem all of the company’s 5 7/8% Swiss franc convertible bonds totalling 35 million francs ($32.5 million). For each 5,000 franc ($4,643) pri…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (December 31, 1990)
Dec.25 Dec.24 Dec.21 Dec.20 Dec. 19 HIGH LOW Composite “300” Holiday N/A N/A 3255.43 3253.74 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals Holiday N/A N/A 2769.88 2784.22 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated Mines Holiday …
VSM, Serem are happy with Orphee zinc zone results
Partners VSM Exploration (TSE) and Serem Quebec say drilling on claims optioned recently from Orphee Resources indicates that copper grades in a new zinc zone increase significantly at depth. VSM and …
McFinley, contractor settle dispute over Bateman project
Toronto-based McFinley Red Lake Mines (TSE) has removed a major legal impediment to any future development of the company’s Bateman Twp. gold project near Red Lake, Ont. McFinley President William Cum…