Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Rock liner bursts on the scene
Falconbridge, 3M Canada and Sandvik Tamrock are developing a spray-on polymer liner to replace the awkward mesh wiring bolted into mine walls to prevent rock bursts.
Cornerstone, Falco team up in Labrador
Exchange Rates (September 27, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
The Northern Miner Indices (September 27, 2004)
North American Mining: 109.64 (+1.27)…
Hats off to Placer Dome
Management of the Turquoise Ridge gold mine in Nevada is to be commended for implementing an underground compensation package that relies solely on hourly wages, with incentives tied to mine safety. Unlike most other underground mines in North Ame…
Daily Metal Prices (September 27, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Copper Rand back in business by end of ’04
Montreal, Que. — When December rolls around, the former Copper Rand copper-gold mine, near Chibougamau, Que., will once again be in production, says Campbell Resources’ (cch-t) president and CEO Andr Fortier.
OSC investigates Murray Pollitt
Veteran, Toronto-based mining executive Murray H. Pollitt has been issued a notice of hearing by the the Ontario Securities Commission alleging violations of the Ontario Securities Act.
Cross Lake cuts high-grade zinc at Ruddock Creek (September 27, 2004)
Vancouver-based junior
Rory’s Knoll keeps improving (September 27, 2004)
Large inventories pin down zinc
Zinc’s price performance has been disappointing in recent months. Zinc is one of the few base metals still trading in contango, which indicates good metal availability, resulting from large inventory levels, which is placing this base metal in a m…