Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The 110 delegates who attended a recent Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) symposium in Toronto will have come away with much food for thought and not a little gloom to leave…

In option deal to explore and develop the Crystal Lake copper property in the Gaspe area of Quebec has been signed by Consolidated Oasis (ME) and Soquem. The property lies six miles north of the past-…

Diamond drilling is scheduled to begin soon on the Fer property of Canmine Resources (CDN) north of Flin Flon, Manitoba. About 10,000 ft. of drilling will be carried out upon completion of a gravity s…

Sports teams in North America have had unusual nicknames, some more memorable than others and some even evoking images of mining. A professional basketball team, for example, is known as the Nuggets, …

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and Geological Association of Canada (GAC) are offering unemployed members discounts. Gerald Cooper, PDAC membership chairman, hopes that un…

Discussion at the International Business Forum luncheon scheduled for Feb. 9 in the Lower Lounge of Toronto’s O’Keefe Centre will revolve around the needs and challenges (economic, political, social) …

Louis Starck elected director and president; Jack Austin, Stephan Benediktson, Henry Bow, Robert Douglas, and Steven Sanders elected directors.

Nick Segounis elected director and president; John Campbell, Alistair Sinclair and Constantin Thodos elected directors.

Fast Focus on TQM: A Manager’s Look at TQM Terms and Topics. By Derm Barrett. MCL Publications, 31 Pine Ridge Drive, Scarborough, Ont. M1M 2X6. 127 pages. $12.95 (plus $2.95 postage and handling) Tota…

Stewart Jackson appointed president.

Victor Tanaka appointed president, chief executive officer and director.

Laurie Ann Gauthier appointed director.