Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Stock prices finished higher on the week, helped by a buoyant mining sector. The mining and minerals index climbed almost 22 pts and the market portfolio more than 45 pts. Daily trading volumes were l…

Echo Bay Mines (TSE) posted a net profit of $7 million(US) or 7 cents per share for the second quarter. In the same period last year net earnings were $12.3 million or 13 cents per share. Revenue for…

Canada’s base metal mines are preparing themselves to meet whatever demand arises from the German War, and they appear to be already substantially advantaged by the swift advance in metal prices. Not …

The continued health of Canadian mining Faced with a struggle to survive, Fthe mining industry in Canada Fhas made tremendous strides in the past six years. In some firms, productivity has doubled in …

In the June, 1989, issue we featured two articles which dealt, in varying degrees, with reserve estimation for mineral deposits. (See Three Solitudes by Norman Champigny and And Now the Bad News by Ke…

Premium-grade lube and hydraulic oils are the life blood of of most mining and milling machinery. To be reliable, a machine must operate on clean oil. For this to be possible, operators must either c…

How do manufacturers rate Htheir own drifters? By impact Henergy? If so, is that figure calculated or is it measured? Manufacturers that recommend a particular drifter for a given hole diameter may ha…

A hose that can endure constant flexing at low temperatures has been introduced by Aeroquip Canada. The FC690 Polyon thermoplastic hose, specially designed for over-the- sheave and general hydraulic s…

The French have a saying: “As false as a diamond from Canada.” The phrase orig inates with a load of “diamonds” the explorer Jacques Cartier uncovered near the St. Lawrence River in 1541 and subsequen…

Bailey Controls of Burlington, Ont., introduces the PI750 intelligent process indicator/monitor. Only two models cover the full range of inputs. An ac model can be ranged from 1 to 600 VAC, while the …

At these prices, it’s a steal. We’re talking about solid gold frying pans. “Pure unalderated gold would make a superb frying pan because it diffuses heat more evenly than iron or copper. Being chemica…

In the picturesque Black Hills of South Dakota, heap leachers are learning at an accelerated pace what mining companies across the continent are discovering: people want action on environmental concer…