Articles by Northern Miner Staff

In the article “Fire Down Below” (NMM, Feb/90), one case history mentioned was that of a haulage truck which “caught fire because a worn transmission hose leaked and sprayed transmission oil on to the…

With the government of Quebec backing it, the Asbestos Institute is appealing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (epa) ban on the use of asbestos. The full effect of the U.S. ban on importing, m…

Papua New Guinea, the West Pacific paradise, is quietly becoming a player to reckon with in the international gold mining scene. It can boast three mines in the top 10 of the world’s biggest annual pr…

The following items are offered for your edification or entertainment. Zaire has long been a major copper producer, first under Belgian colonial rule and, since the 1960s, under independent rule. But …

Edwin Gauchier is interested in finding mines. That’s why he studied to become a geophysict. And he doesn’t care how they’re found as long as they’re found. His is not the approach taken by most prosp…

A 40% drop in the price of primary aluminum from early 1989 levels was responsible for a decrease in the first-quarter income reported by New York-based Amax (TSE), according to Chairman Allen Born. A…

An aggressive drill program is being planned by Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) for a recently optioned bulk tonnage, potential heap leach gold property in La Paz Cty., Ariz. Pacific Sentinel can acquire …

Acidic mine drainage is the largest single environmental problem facing the industry today. In Ontario and Quebec alone, there are 40 abandoned mine sites classified as hazardous waste sites because o…

lDynamic Capital has agreed to provide Anglo Canadian Mining (TSE) with $250,000 to finance the first stage of exploration on the MWF gold prospect in Matheson Twp. near Timmins, Ont. Anglo has also r…

If the planned acquisition of China First Capital wins regulatory approval, Black Hawk Mining (TSE) will gain control of the Union nickel-copper deposit in Maine. Black Hawk has agreed to purchase 1.3…

Hemlo Gold (TSE) is providing a further $2 million to close associate Central Crude (TSE), for a greatly expanded program at Crude’s Moss Lake project in the Shebandowan area, 70 miles west of Thunder…

Canadian resource industries are losing a battle for public support on the environmental front, warned Tom Waterland, president of the Mining Association of British Columbia. In a spirited address to …