Diavik partners alter proposed plan
Ongoing feasibility and optimization studies at the Diavik diamond project in the Northwest Territories have led to a change in the proposed mining sequence of the kimberlite pipes.Situated 300 km nor…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Staking rush heats up
Dozens of staking crews are busy blazing claim lines through the spruce stands of the Lac Evans area, east of the James Bay highway in northwestern Quebec, on the heels of the recent nickel discovery …
Teck options three Chilean properties
Teck (TEK-T) will form joint ventures with General Minerals (GNM-T) on three copper projects in central Chile.The Vancouver-based major can earn a 60% interest in General Minerals’ Productura copper-g…
Kubaka’s performance buoys Kinross
With the Kubaka gold mine in Far Eastern Russia now its star performer, Kinross Gold (K-T) is continuing efforts to improve efficiencies at its other mines around the world.As part of this effort, Kin…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Building a road to nowhere — The Devco disaster
It was inevitable and overdue, yet it is impossible not to sympathize with the 1,000 coal miners who will lose their jobs when the Canadian government finally pulls the plug on Cape Breton Development…
METAL PRICES (February 08, 1999)
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Grayd funds Alaskan work
Junior Grayd Resource (GYD-V) has raised $750,000 in a non-brokered private placement consisting of 3 million units priced at 25 cents each.A unit consists of one share and one non-transferable warran…
WMC finds more gold
WMC International, the North American unit of Australian major Western Mining, has discovered more gold-bearing iron formation at the Meliadine West gold project, 20 km north of Rankin Inlet, N.W.T.Si…
U of T offers remote-sensing course
A short course on remote-sensing in mineral exploration will follow this year’s convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, in Toronto.The course, to be held March 19-20 at the…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — NEW HORIZONS — Responsibility at heart of INAP
The International Network for Acid Prevention is a recently established organization founded by 17 of the world’s leading mining companies. Its purpose is to promote significant improvements in the ma…
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Apex drills Platosa property
Denver-based Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) has begun drilling at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-V) Platosa polymetallic property, near Bermijillo in Mexico’s Durango state.Apex can earn a 65% direct interest in…