Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Underground drilling aimed at expanding geological reserves of the high-grade New Burgin deposit is under way in the East Tintic district of Utah. Vancouver-listed Akiko Gold Resources is earning a ha…

Joint-venture partners Virginia Gold Mines (ME) and Explorations Diabior (TSE) have staked 92 claims covering 341 sq. km in the Eastmain volcanic belt of northwestern Quebec. An area containing geoche…

Beginning April 4, prospectors will be allowed to return to 20 townships or portions of townships in the Teme-Augama Anishnabai (TAA) land claim area in the Temagami Lake area of northern Ontario. The…

A criminal trial began Feb. 6 into the explosion at the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, N.S., that left 26 men dead. The blast occurred May 9, 1992, at 5:18 a.m. Investigators later determined that a s…

The World Mining Congress is planning its “Investment potential in Asia” conference and exhibition for May 29-31 in Suntec City, Singapore. For more information, write IIR Singapore, Suite 08-03 Golde…

The following is from a speech by Jeffery Grade, chairman of Harnischfeger Industries, which appeared in a recent issue of the American Mining Congress publication, “Washington Concentrates:” For 100 …

Fire in the Hole: The untold story of hardrock miners, by Jerry Dolph. Published by Washington State University Press, Pullman, Wash. 99164-5910, U.S.A. 174 pages. Illustrated. US$28 in paperback, US$…

The west-coast city of Vancouver will play host Oct. 16-20 to Industrial Minerals ’95, a 3-day conference to be sponsored by Blendon Information Services, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mine…

Anthony Petrina and William Stanley appointed directors.

George Faulkner appointed director.

Alex Bissett appointed president.

Junior diamond explorer United Reef (TSE) will issue a convertible debenture to South African diamond miner Trans Hex Group for up to $4 million. The debenture is convertible at the rate of one common…