Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The infinitely small particle size of Barrick’s gold, and of other producers on the Carlin trend, is directly attributable to its hot-spring origin. Less well known, the accompanying pyrite (plus up t…

Idon’t get it. When I look at a map of Canada, I see wilderness covering at least three-quarters of its surface. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) sees the “pestilence” of modern civilization everywhere…

Williams mine manager Peter Rowlandson probably said it best: “If we can get 5 cents here, 10 cents there, and multiply by two million tonnes, that’s quite an improvement.” And that’s what most mine…

Certain articles appearing in the mainstream American press in recent years will have raised a few eyebrows in metallurgical circles. Namely, references to a new process developed by US researchers fo…

1993 Jan. 18-20, Ottawa. 1993 Current Activities Forum, Collaboration — the Key to the Future. Contact the Geological Survey of Canada, Susan Mrak, (613) 992-0640. Feb. 21-24, Scottsdale, Arizona. Se…

Shares of Granges Exploration got a jump start during the week ended Oct. 20 after its subsidiary, VSE-listed Hycroft Resources and Development, announced new reserve figures for the Crofoot/Lewis gol…

BGR Central Net Value $8.03 $5.12 Price $6.75 $4.80 Discount 15.95% 6.3% Value $46,972,000 $80,756,640…

After being in control for just over a year, Hemlo Gold Mines’ (TSE) new management team appears to be achieving its corporate objectives of making the company a low-cost producer and environmentally …

By year-end, Homestake Mining (NYSE) expects to complete a major corporate restructuring which is expected to reduce its annual administrative and exploration expenses by more than $25 million beginni…

Shareholders of Societe Minere Louvem (TSE) have approved a plan to divide Louvem into two distinct public companies. A new company, Novicourt Inc., will retain Louvem’s 45% interest in the US$326-mil…

Results from 12 inclined holes at the Murray Brook mine in northern New Brunswick confirm that a significant primary copper zone underlies the lower-grade supergene layer now being mined. Testing 350-…

Recently increasing its ownership position in Consolidated Professor Mines (TSE) was Conwest Exploration (TSE). Conwest purchased 829,949 shares of Professor under a private agreement and now owns mor…