Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Tailings accident was avoidable: study

An independent consulting firm has concluded that design and construction deficiencies contributed to the failure of the Aznacollar tailings dam owned by Boliden’s (BOL-T) Spanish subsidiary, Boliden …


Luscar inks Japanese coal contracts

Luscar Coal has agreed to supply Japanese steel mills with coking coal from its Gregg River operation in Alberta.However, the new contracts reflect the troubled Asian economy as they have a duration o…



Companies (March 08, 1999)

Argentina GoldAsarcoAsia MineralsBarrick GoldBolidenBroken Hill ProprietaryCanyon ResourcesDayton MiningDenison MinesElkhorn Gold MiningGlamis GoldGolden Goose ResourcesGreystar ResourcesM…


Careers (March 08, 1999)

Suncor energy is a unique and sustainable Canadian integrated energy company dedicated to vigorous growth. The company is a world leader in oil sands development, a high performing oil and gas produce…


Treminco adopts new moniker

Junior Treminco Resources has changed its name to Elkhorn Gold Mining (EGC-T) to reflect more accurately the business of the company.Shares of Elkhorn are now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange; no…



Production ends year with a whimper

Canadian production of primary and refined copper, primary nickel, gold, silver, primary lead, primary and refined zinc, and iron ore was down between December 1998 and December 1997.However, refined …


Argentina Gold releases Amable results

Argentina Gold (ARP-V) has released diamond drill core assays from the Amable target, part of its Veladero project in northwestern Argentina.Results from the second diamond drill hole, DDA-2, show a c…


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