Articles by Northern Miner Staff

I wish to comment on Kerry Knoll’s review of several largely unsuccessful new mines, as published in your June, 1989, issue (see “And Now the Bad News”). I have had no professional association with an…

It isn’t always easy distinguishing between government-planned northern development in Canada and the fruits of mining in those areas. Many believe the mining industry has, for all intents and purpose…

“Welcome to Fantasy Island,” says the neatly- lettered sign on the road from the Colomac airstrip to the bustling site near Steeves Lake in the Northwest Territories. And skeptics believe this really …

A novel man-cooling system has been introduced to the mining industry by Vortec Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio. The system consists of a helmet with attached cape for body, a vest which distributes cool ai…

Mineral Processing engineers attending the International Conference on Autogenous and Semi-Autogenous Grinding (sag) in Vancouver this month will no doubt be interested in speaking with a representati…

These days only the most promising exploration projects capture the interest of investors or catch the eye of cash-rich major mining companies looking for joint-venture opportunities. A country-wide s…

This is the second of a 2-part article on computerized process control. Part 2 begins where last month’s instalment ended — with a discussion of grinding. The example to be discussed in this sectio…

The continued efforts of the Hon. Onesime Gagnon, Quebec minister of mines and fisheries, toward the development of the Gaspe peninsula will again bear fruit this summer. He was recently advised by th…

Often the things I write about Oare the very things I’m strugOgling with. This article is a particularly tough one. As I consider what has been termed the “mid-life crisis” and the implications of ea…

The ingenious and complex chain of companies that De Beers has set up to market diamonds worldwide has been called the most successful cartel of the century. The Central Selling Organization (cso) was…

One of our readers asks: Is it true that gold holdings of individuals in England had to be turned over to the government? All private holdings, both of coin and bullion, must be offered to the Bank of…

To achieve effective maintenance, it is necessary to always deal successfully with the work demand. This means being capable of handling the peak requiremen ts. When there is breakdown, maintenance wo…