Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After ironing out some wrinkles in the system, Gordex Minerals says it is close to completing an expansion program at Canada’s first primary heap leach project. Located at Cape Spencer northeast of Sa…

Drilling by Proteus Resources has commenced on a 106-claim group property in Garrison and Thackeray twps. in northern Ontario, the Toronto-based company reports. Lac Minerals, which may earn a 50% int…

An option agreement under which Sigma Mines (Quebec) may acquire a 50% interest in the Ligneris gold property of Vior Inc. is nearing completion, Vior reports. The two companies signed the option agre…

Underground exploration at the snip gold project in northwestern British Columbia should begin sometime in February, says Cominco Ltd., the operator. Delaware Resources will fund the $4.5-million prog…

The computer blast model SABREX (Scientific Approach to Breaking Rock with Explosives) is a powerful new tool that can give miners the optimum bang for the buck. To highlight the role of all relevant …

Mining in Canada is changing. And fast. For years “mining,” to the average Canadian, conjured up images of grizzled prospectors pounding on rocks somewhere in the vast north, searching for a mineral d…

Following the completion of a $2.1-million underground exploration program on the Eastmain project, partners Placer Dome Inc and MSV Resources are expected to reach a production decison by May. Locate…

When rock mechanic engineers try to design safe underground repositories for the storing of spent nuclear fuel bundles, they strive for sophisticated and reliable methods of predicting induced damage….

For a long time, Canadians have been known, almost universally, as hewers of wood and drawers of water, a phrase which encompasses our supposed economic dependence on our natural resources — includin…

Choosing the hardware and software for high-tech surveying systems is a lot like buying a stereo system. The question is this: Do you stick with one manufacturer for all your components or do you “che…

Hudson Bay Gold has terminated its option agreement with Metalore Resources which was signed more than 1 1/2/ years ago. The deal, which committed Hudson Bay to sinking a 1,800-ft shaft on Metalore’s …

Champagne Resources has changed its name to Pass Lake Resources Ltd. (plj:vse) on a 1-new-for-2-old share basis. A cease trading order issued Jan 10, 1986 remains in effect.