Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A new ore deposit in northwestern Quebec has started providing feed to the Matagami zinc-copper mining operation of Noranda Minerals. The Norita East zone, developed during a 4-year period at a cost o…

A work program by Tenajon Resources (VSE) is under way on the Smith property adjacent to the Snoball project being drilled by Hemlo Gold Mines and Gold Giant Minerals in northwestern British Columbia….

Employees at Noranda’s (TSE) Geco mine at Manitouwadge, Ont., have voted 78% in favor of a new collective agreement. Under the terms of the new 2-year contract, effective Aug. 31, wages will increase …

A recent hole drilled by Westmin Resources (TSE) extended the Battle zone discovery by 30 metres east of section 16+92E on the company’s Myra Falls mine property near Campbell River, B.C. The hole ret…

Four out of five Canadians believe in Canada’s presence at the negotiating table with the U.S. and Mexico for a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Job creation in Canada has continued to exp…

Could it be that the almighty De Beers feels threatened by the Canadian diamond rush? In an uncharacteristic move last month, the diamond kingpin announced that the market for rough stones looks shaky…

Hard-rock miners in Canada have an enviable record where mining accidents are concerned. They were late starters into the business and were able to build on the hard-earned corpus of mining law genera…

The new president of the Quebec Mining Association (QMA) is Patrice Cayouette, a native of Bonaventure, Gaspe, Que. Cayouette succeeds Paul Bedard in the 1-year post. Involved in Quebec’s mining indus…

To raise funds this year, the Women’s Association of the Mining Industry of Canada (WAMIC) in Toronto will host “Las Vegas Night” Nov. 6 at the Granite Club, 2350 Bayview Avenue. Participants can win …

Companies with ground positions in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories or active in diamond exploration elsewhere took top spots on western markets during the report period ended noon,…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $340.40 + $0.05 Silver* $ 3.72 + $0.07 Platinum* $355.50 + $6.00 Nickel** $ 3.25 – $0.05 Lead** $ 0.29 – $0.01 Copper $ 1.13 – $0.01 Zinc $ 0.64 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scot…

. . . Monopros, the Canadian arm of De Beers, has moved a drill rig onto its diamond claims near Hardy Lake, N.W.T. The cash-rich explorer is expected to follow up results of soil samples that fill, o…