EDITORIAL — Now you see it . . .
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (EMPR) is no more. Without warning, British Columbia’s new premier, Glen Clark, ordered an end to a ministry that has served the province well ever si…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Ditem recovers macros at Temiscamingue
Two more macrodiamonds have been found by Ditem Explorations (ME) in a 75-kg stream sample from the Temiscamingue property near the Quebec town of the same name.One of the stones has a slight yellow c…
Carson has yen for diamonds
Trading in Carson Gold (VSE) will remain halted for three months as the company prepares engineering and evaluation reports and carries out due diligence on two proposed acquisitions in China.The comp…
PRODUCER PRICES (April 01, 1996)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US75.5 cents-76.5 cents per lb. (March 15, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$1.85-2.00 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1996).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.90-4.05 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1…
Chase and BHP enlarge holdings
Partners Chase Resource (TSE) and BHP Minerals are expanding their ground position in the Philippines by acquiring more than 110,000 hectares in Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces.The claims are at the …
Madsen finds more gold at Red Lake
Underground exploration drilling from the second level of the Madsen mine, southwest of Red Lake, Ont., has encountered a new zone with abundant visible gold and high grades.Madsen Gold (TSE) is explo…
COMMENTARY — Coal sector rises to government’s challenge
Collaboration, rather than compulsion, is the way to go in limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, contends the Coal Association of Canada (CAC).Donald Downing, president of the associati…
EDITORIAL — The great map-staking debate
Prospectors have played a leading role in the development of Canada’s mining industry, and for proof one need look no farther than the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.The Hall includes such illustrous na…
First Nations presents forum on land use
The first national forum on land use, entitlement and claims is being organized by chiefs and officials of First Nations from across Western Canada.The forum will run from April 14 to 16 at the Calgar…
Anvil Range turns profit at Faro
The first full quarter of commercial production at the Faro open-pit zinc-lead-silver mine in the Yukon netted earnings of $756,000 for owner Anvil Range Mining (TSE).The bottom line, however, was adv…
Arian awaits Julietta feasibility study
While many know the potential of the Pacific Rim of Fire, few companies have tested the prolific belt in its northern reaches, in far eastern Russia.Among the few is CDN-listed Arian Resources, which …
Toronto firm joins Chinese survey venture
Toronto-based Paterson, Grant & Watson will assist in the compilation of the first magnetic database in China.The venture, dubbed the China Aeromagnetic Mapping Project (CHAMP), will use high-resoluti…