Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Ross Toms, Part II

“Perhaps I am stark crazy, but there’s none of you too sane;It’s just a little matter of degree.My hobby is to hunt out gold; it’s fortressed in my brain;It’s life and love and wife and home to me.A…


Randgold proposes buyback (July 09, 2001)

It’s not the kind of thing that happens often in the gold industry, but Johannesburg-based Randgold Resources has proposed a mandatory buyback of part of its issued capital.The company is offering to …


Knife pipe pegged at 6 ha

Based on the results of delineation drilling, together with ground geophysical data, the Knife kimberlite pipe in Nunavut is estimated to comprise a surface area of 6 ha.During spring drilling, the Ca…


Industrial slump drags down base metals

A small gain in lead prices prevented yet another across the board sweep lower in London Metal Exchange (LME) cash prices during the period June 25-29 as the rest of the base metals complex continued …


Asarco, union reach agreement

Denver — Asarco, a wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, has reached an agreement with the United Steel Workers union over contract negotiations.The new, 3-year deal gives workers a wage increase …



Sullivan tours mark closing

To mark the imminent closing of the century-old Sullivan lead-zinc mine, near Kimberly, B.C., Cominco has scheduled a series of talks.The event, scheduled for Nov. 9-10, will also feature tours of und…


Staff Investment Policy (July 09, 2001)

The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…


Cominco's smelter at Trail, B.C., pictured here in 1955, was a cornerstone operation of mining in the province. The smelter mostly treated ore from the Sullivan lead-zinc mine, slated for closure this fall.

MABC celebrates centenary

The Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, making it one of the oldest industry associations in the province. MABC President Gary Livingstone say…


Drilling proves up resource for Summo

Exploration drilling by Australian-based Matrix Metals at the Mt. Watson prospect, near Cloncurry in Queensland, Australia, has outlined a resource that could significantly extend the life of Matrix’s…


Linear bullish after trenching

Channel sampling by Linear Resources (LRR-V) at the Seymour Lake property, near Armstrong, Ont., has returned encouraging tantalum values from granitic pegmatite bodies.The St. John’s, Nfld.-based com…


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