Articles by Northern Miner Staff

After a fruitless attempt last year, lawmakers are again trying their luck at reforming the U.S. Mining Law of 1872. What has yet to be determined is whether the new political makeup of Congress will …

Plenty of Canadian content was evident at two major mining industry conferences, the Australian Gold Conference in Kalgoorlie and the World Diamond Conference in Perth. Several speakers at the gold co…

— 1995 — Mar 28 Mar 27 Mar 24 Mar 23 Mar 22 High Low Composite”300″ 4299.72 4307.93 4317.10 4290.42 4263.18 4317.40 3983.34 Metals&Minerals 4116.09 4108.94 4131.01 4095.87 4049.57 4337.89 3273.56 In…

Initial production figures have been released by Aur Resources (TSE) for its Louvicourt polymetallic mine, along with exploration results from the nearby AurBel gold property. At Louvicourt, situated …

Federal Mines Minister Anne McLellan was recently taken to task in the House of Commons by Lee Morrison, the Reform Party’s mining critic. The minister was questioned about a proposal to relocate the …

The first “block carving” at the Helen mine of Algoma Steel was in a block of siderite ore measuring 500 ft. long, 250 ft. wide and 300 ft. high. Situated under an open-pit floor, the block contained …

A first phase of drilling is being completed by Royalstar Resources (VSE) at the Clavo Rico gold concession in southern Honduras. Royalstar recently sampled sheared and brecciated andesite volcanic ro…

The vast majority of workers in the mining industry, myself included, agree that the taxation of mines should be competitive with the rest of the world. But in other parts of the world, what are the c…

Two senior officers of Trillion Resources (TSE) completed share transactions in January. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, senior officer John Barclay was granted 30,000 o…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $383.00 + $1.60 Silver* $4.73 + $0.15 Platinum* $420.90 + $8.65 Nickel** $3.41 + $0.05 Lead** $0.27 $0.00 Copper $1.33 – $0.01 Zinc $0.45 – $0.02 Courtesy of Scotiabank….

With development plans proceeding at two projects and growth in earnings expected for 1995, Falconbridge (TSE) should have an excellent year, says First Marathon Securities. Mining analyst John Lydall…

Drill results from its gold property in Virginiatown, Ont., are lending encouragement to Armistice Resources (ME). Definition drilling on the 185N zone, at a depth of 1,990 ft. below surface, indicate…