Pezim trading ban deferred again
The British Columbia Securities Commission has again deferred the 1-year trading ban recently imposed on Murray Pezim, Lawrence Page and John Ivany. So that the partners’ application for appeal may be…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
EDITORIAL PAGE Hall of Fame needs to look ahead
With three annual banquets organized and 28 members inducted to date, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has built a solid foundation for future growth. The question is, will it have the financial resou…
Work completed at Springer bet
A program of prospecting, soil sampling and diamond drilling of five holes has been completed by 50/50 partners Springer Resources (VSE) and Noranda (TSE) on their Glenwood project in Newfoundland. Th…
Card Lake, Teddy Bear in dispute over claims
A property dispute is heating up between Card Lake Resources (COATS) and Teddy Bear Valley Mines (COATS) over five patented claims situated east of the Lightning gold zone in northeastern Ontario. The…
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…
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 …
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….
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…
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…
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…
Calendar (January 01, 1991)
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…
Battle Lines Drawn in U.S. Environmental Hothouse
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 …