Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Greenhills mine in southwestern British Columbia began using a new Demag H285 hydraulic excavator in 1988. The unit is the first in Canada, according to Wajax Industries of Etobicoke, Ont., distri…

Two new light-duty impact breakers have been introduced by Ohio- based Allied. Both hammers feature a patented hydraulic design. A nitrogen gas charge minimizes oil fed by the carrier pump, according …

Pouring in panic across the Atlantic, gold has fled Europe like a refugee from a battlefront. Nothing, in size, to compare has been seen before. The amount received, monthly by the U.S., a little by C…

A plaque commemorating the historic mining town of Brittania Beach, B.C., will be unveiled by Mary Collins, M.P., on May 13. A reunion for former employees and residents of Brittania mines will be hel…

Would you consider Teck-Hughes a good mine to invest money in, or is it likely to peter out in the very near future? — A. B. Verdun, Que. Teck-Hughes is not likely to peter out in the near future. Th…

Bulk sampling on the first level of the Regnery Metals molybdenite property, at Hawk Junction, Ont., has been under way for the past two months and will be completed shortly. Previously, channel sampl…

In a bid to avoid a strike that could cripple Falconbridge Ltd.’s (TSE) Sudbury, Ont., operations and send nickel prices shooting upward, the company is attempting to reach a new wage settlement with …

Sioux Gold Mines, which holds property near the Alcona Mine on the east side of Walton Lake (12 miles from Sioux Lookout, Ont.), is planning an exploration campaign including diamond drilling and surf…

Record zinc prices combined with record production from the Polaris mine in the Northwest Territories, led to record earnings for Pine Point Mines (TSE) in 1988. The company earned $62 million or $13….

The story of Corona Corp.’s rise to prominence is like the script from a Hollywood movie, one of those Saturday afternoon matinees from days gone by that seem to continue forever, episode after episod…

Beauchamps Exploration (VSE) has acquired an option to earn a 50% interest in a promising porphyry copper-gold deposit in the Stikine area of northern British Columbia. The vendor is International Cur…

If the turnout at the Kootenay Exploration and Mining Conference in Nelson is any indication, there is plenty of interest in the exploration potential of the Kootenay region. The conference was sponso…