Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Although much has been said about the use of “G10” garnets as a indicator of diamond potential, two lesser known geochemical techniques are also effective diamond exploration tools. Nickel thermometry…

Helicopter-borne geophysical surveying for kimberlites in the Northwest Territories has been remarkably successful. The thin or non-existent glacial cover and the highly resistive bedrock are ideal co…

Mineral exploration in New Brunswick will be dominated by major companies in 1993 and will be almost exclusively directed towards discovery of base metals. Noranda Exploration, Brunswick Mining and Sm…

Exploration expenditures in British Columbia continue to decline. The major companies at least have a barrage of claims from which to choose and the ready cash to hold tight until political prospects …

Exploration activity may be on the wane in most parts of Canada, but not in the Northwest Territories. Canada’s North has been abuzz with activity in recent years, although much of it relates to signi…

An active player in the process of providing kimberlite core and bulk samples to mining concerns investigating kimberlite anomalies is Calgary-based S D S Drilling Ltd. The drilling contractor is invo…

It was not a great year for the chromium industry in 1992, which was characterized by oversupply and declining prices for chromite ore and ferrochromium. The price of high-carbon ferrochromium in the …

African countries, their economies tied to cash-crop production, have watched with despair the collapse for over a decade of international prices for their commodities. According to World Bank project…

A company whose history reaches back more than half a century, is slowly winding down. Kerr Addison Mines (TSE) recently sold its exploration assets to Metall Mining (TSE) for $23.5 million. The holdi…

Pursuant to a previous agreement, Euro-Nevada Mining (TSE) has issued two million special warrants at $25 each to raise $50 million. Each special warrant is convertible into a common share and a warra…

Reunion Mining, 48%-owned by Caledonia Mining (TSE), has reached an agreement whereby Blue Falcon Mines may earn up to a 75% interest in a property in central Zimbabwe. The Magondi property covers a 4…

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