Articles by Northern Miner Staff

It seems that too many Canadians see only the benefits of a world in which mining and its “loathsome” Windy Craggys are absent. It would be true, for example, that the world would be a quieter place w…

Kimberlites and lamproites were intruded through the Earth’s crust over a wide variety of ages. Not surprisingly, they have all experienced some degree of erosion. In Botswana, a thick cover of windbl…

We should think back during the past four years and count the number of times we have cursed all levels of government for the lack of support shown to mining. The dire situation we face in virtually e…

Annual output at Crown Butte Resources (TSER) New World project in Montana is projected to be 130,000 oz. gold. The company is awaiting a decision on an environmental impact statement which would ena…

Despite a general downturn among diamond issues and a stable gold price at the US$355-per-oz. level, both the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource and composite indexes gained ground. During the period e…

A zone of alteration with massive sulphide mineralization has been intersected on the Fer property in northern Manitoba, reports Canmine Resources (CDN). The new zone, termed the Prism, is on the Coll…

A new collective agreement covering operations at the Gibraltar open-pit copper mine near McLeese Lake, B.C., has been signed by Gibraltar Mines (TSE) and Local 3018 of the Canadian Auto Workers Union…

Two holes drilled by Stroud Resources on its Hislop gold property near Timmins, Ont., have encountered additional mineralization in the Creek zone. Hole 251 encountered 0.12 oz. gold per ton over 6.2 …

The acquisition of a private U.S. company will give Giant Bay Resources (TSE) an option on a 45% interest in the huge Montanore copper-silver deposit in northwestern Montana. Giant Bay has agreed in p…

With the final feasibility study on its Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold project, in northern Argentina, nearing completion, International Musto Explorations (TSE) has asked for joint-venture proposal…

Adrian Resources (VSE) has retained Kilborn Engineering to carry out a study of the Cerro Petaquilla concession in Panama. The study will enable Teck (TSE) to decide whether or not to participate in t…

A field program by Altai Resources (TSE) on its Rio de Oro property in north-central Peru has confirmed the presence of a high-grade surficial gold deposit amenable to open-pit mining. Four gold-beari…