ENGINEERING A FUTURE
The feast-or-famine extremes to which the mining industry is subject also plague mining schools. In 1982 for example, the Department of Mining Engineering at Queen’s University was polishing the skill…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
OVERCOMING THE NUGGET EFFECT: Extracting all the gold contained in
The infamous “nugget effect” can be bad news for promoters of gold properties. Gold is unevenly distributed in such deposits, and so sampling can have the effect of either over-or under-estimating the…
COUNTING BEANS
These days, controlling and reducing costs is one of the most important challenges facing the Canadian mining industry. Gone are the days when a mine manager could offset poor cost performance by dipp…
Letters (January 02, 1990)
LEARNING THE WHOLE PICTURE All too often, the failure of a new mine is attributed to overestimating of reserves or ore grade by geologists, while success is attributed to the making of the mine by min…
BOOM BOOM
Atlas Copco Canada has an exAtensive range of 2-boom jumbos Ato suit almost any heading size. Most units can also be equipped with basket booms for bolting and/or blasthole charging, as well as a rod-…
GOLDEN GENESIS
The following qualifies as the most imaginative speech given this year by a company president to his shareholders. Harvey Atkin, an actor, businessman and president of Armistice Resources, delivered t…
50 Years Ago (January 02, 1990)
THE NORTHERN MINER, JANUARY, 1940 NEW DEPTHS, NEW ORE CHANCES FOR LAMAQUE Lamaque Gold Mines is preparing to sink its main No. 7 shaft from 2,000 ft to 3,600 ft below surface, The Northern Miner can a…
The Northern Miner availale on microfilm across Canada
The Northern Miner is available on microfilm at the following libraries: Amax Centre, Greenwich, Conn. British Columbia Institute of Technology Burnaby Public Library Calgary Public Library CANMET Lib…
Perrex in Bradette
An exploration program has been started by Perrex Resources (ASE) on a 94-claim property in Bradette Twp., Ont. The company is conducting geophysical surveys over an area near two old drill holes that…
Hillsborough feasibility (January 01, 1990)
Hillsborough Resources (TSE) expects a project feasibility study for the Mt. Hundere zinc deposit in the Yukon from partner Curragh Resources by mid-December. Hillsborough and Curragh hold a 20% and 8…
Hard times for Hardrock during funding search
Toronto-based junior Hardrock Extension (TSE) says it is “exploring all avenues” to raise funds for exploration work on its gold property near Geraldton, Ont. An underground exploration program was pl…
Gold funds as of Dec 27
MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $12.39 $6.43 $0.50 Price $10.875 $6.50 $0.35 Discount 12.23% 1.1% 30% Value $73,775,115 $109,357,95…