Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Confidentiality agreements have been around for a long time, but ever since Mr Justice Holland handed down the trial judgment in the Williams mine case involving LAC Minerals and Corona Corp. and awar…

Although the Labrador Trough was identified and iron formations noted by A.P. Low in 1894, iron orebodies were not identified until two junior exploration companies — McKay (Quebec) Exploration and L…

It is 1960 and the federal government is wringing its hands over what to do with the Inuit it had moved to Rankin Inlet, on the west coast of Hudson Bay, from the central Arctic. Suddenly, the bureauc…

We are often reminded that “safety is the first priority.” In maintenance, we have to provide the means to practice this. Preventive programs vital to safety must be implemented and kept functional. A…

Efficient blasthole drilling can lower the cost of blasting overburden and ore in open pit mines. Low drilling costs mean larger pits and higher strip ratios can be justified. At least eight drill rig…

The following is the conslusion of an article featured in the December, 1989, issue of The Northern Miner Magazine. It ended with a discussion of the “Hemlo treatmen process.” In the original grinding…

A proposed moratorium on new mine development in South Dakota is not the first political blow to be felt by the mining industry in the U.S., but it could prove to be one of the most telling. Many in t…

Mining is the pillar of the economy for many small communities in Canada. But as some towns have recently discovered, the surface crown pillars of abandoned mines may not be structurally sound. In fac…

It’s an indication of just how international this business has become that a geologist, born and trained in Chile, who has worked most of his professional career in the U.S., is appointed to the top e…

Drilling has extended the Boulder zone on the Dome Mountain property owned by Teeshin Resources (VSE). Near Smithers, B.C., the Boulder deposit hosts reserves of 300,000 tons grading 0.35 oz. gold per…

Officials of Alta Gold (NASDAQ) and Nerco (NYSE) held a dedication ceremony in early January to mark the opening of the 4,000-ton-per-day Elder Creek gold mine near Battle Mountain, Nev. The new mine,…

Sparton Resources (TSE) and Freewest Resources (ME) are starting a drill program on their jointly optioned claims near Helena Lake, 35 miles north of Fort Frances, Ont. The drill program will test a g…