Articles by Northern Miner Staff

One of the worst rock bursts ever experienced in Ontario occurred last week at Kirkland Lake with tragic consequences. As a result of the blast seven men were entrapped, four of these lost their lives…

A discovery of importance — the first brand new surface ore discovery in the Kirkland Lake camp for years — appears indicated on the Amalgamated Kirkland Gold Mines property, adjoining south of Maca…

The Ontario government, through the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission, is making preparations to actively explore and develop and bring into production the lignite beds at Blacksmith…

In early June, heavy rainfall turned Imuch of Western Australia into a Igiant mud puddle, creating problems for at least two industries in the outback — sheep farming and mining. With fresh water out…

Metals analysts are supposed to be Mseers. In truth, they can only Mpolish the prism through which we see very imperfectly the future. Yet occasionally an analyst is so skilled or lucky that his predi…

When a joint venture is established, a fiduciary relationship is created among the parties to the joint venture (remember the court case between lac Minerals and Corona Corp. over the Page/ Williams m…

In the second paragraph of Norm Avery’s article, “The Thiourea Option” (May, 1989, issue), he states in reference to thiourea, “it is not carcinogenic in man * * .” I am seeking the basis for this rat…

I was interested by your open query in the August, 1989, issue, as to the longest-operating mine in the world, because I have worked at the Dome mine in northern Ontario and also at two mines in Europ…

Running the only tin mine on the continent may sound like a prestigious job. But try making ore out of mineralization that assays as low as 0.12% tin. It can be a very trying experience, especially w…

A diesel-powered, heavyweight hydraulic mining excavator, with a 11.5-cu-m bucket, has been introduced by Harnischfeger of Milwaukee, Wis. The Model 1550 shovel comes equipped with a Cummins KTTA 38 C…

Dr Harry Warren, a pioneer biogeochemist and honorary professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of British Columbia, has discovered that bee pollen laced with naturally-occu…

Speculation that drilling by American Barrick Resources (TSE) has intersected another major gold deposit on a property near Carlin, Nev., has sparked a gain of more than 60% over the past two weeks in…