Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Mine operators at Inco’s copper/nickel mine in Thompson, Man., have a talent for innovation in more than one field. Even etymology is within their sphere of expertise, having invented a word of their …

The article in the March, 1989, issue on the Caribou mine of New Brunswick, gives a wrong impression on the discovery of the Caribou deposit. It says: “Cavalero, an American geologist from Maine, was…

As Canada’s miners tackle narrower vein deposits, they’ll need locomotives to haul the ore to the shaft in the mines that opt for track mining. But while locomotives have been around a long time, few …

All uranium-bearing minerals contain radium, the radioactive product of uranium decay. Radium itself decays and gives off the chemically inert, radioactive gas radon. Radon can percolate out of rocks …

Gundle Lining Systems of Houston, Tex., recently completed an 8.5-million-sq-ft polyethylene lining project for a mine site in Ridgew ay, S.C. The Ridgeway gold mine is one of the largest mining taili…

Wth the help of a computer graphic technique called “solid modeling,” mining engineers now can combine the accuracy of drill sections and plans with the visual effect of Plexiglas models to produce a …

Cigar Lake Mining Corp. is constructing a test mine at its large and prodigiously rich uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan. “This project is a major step toward development of a full-scale uraniu…

The end of the gold boom (a boom which caused annual world production rates to nearly double in the past nine years) is not yet in sight. World gold production in 1938, according to preliminary estima…

Keith Robinson has been appointed chief operating officer (Canadian operations) and principal consultant for Steffen Robertson & Kirsten’s (srk’s) North American group. He was previously principal own…

Uranium mining has a distinct set Uof problems. In fact, its very disUtinctiveness has led Saskatchewan’s mine-operators to adopt a public relations drive. But first, the question of high grade. For …

Captivating Sudburians as they have charmed the rest of Canada, Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth gave the nickel mining district an additional thrill this week by going underground t…

The trend to fly-in operations did not bypass Key Lake. Situated some 240 km north of the nearest major settlement, La Ronge, Sask., the operation began and continues to function as a fly-in mine. Wor…