Decline of mineral reserves a major concern
The outlook for sustained production of many of Canada’s metals is gloomy, says a recent report by Energy Mines and Resources Canada. Seven metals — copper, nickel, lead, zinc, molybdenum, silver and…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Redfern plans drill program at Tulsequah Chief property
A drilling program at the Tulsequah Chief property in northwestern British Columbia is expected to begin in the second week of August. Redfern Resources (TSE) now holds a 100% interest in the property…
Aber extends D zone at High Lake
Recent drilling on the High Lake project in the Northwest Territories, a joint venture between Aber Resources (TSE) and Kennecott, has outlined a steeply dipping panel of base metal mineralization wit…
Curragh records quarterly profit
Improved second-quarter earnings based partially on higher zinc prices and a lower Canadian dollar were reported by Curragh (TSE). The Toronto-based company, which mines zinc and lead in the Yukon, re…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Directors no more
Are directors of public companies on their way to becoming an endangered species? If so, who would want to become a director in the first place? In Vancouver recently, six of nine members of the board…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Pivotal stock transaction
It is said that the really serious participants in an activity or discipline become so caught up in their endeavors that they are able to think of nothing else 24 hours per day. The condition applies …
MINER DETAILS — Studies, studies and more studies
Mining companies hoping to bring a new mine on stream in British Columbia must go through three stages of the province’s mine development review process before getting the final go-ahead. If the proje…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — New light on Sudbury-type rocks
Sudbury-type (nickel-cobalt) mineralization associated with extensive albitization in Mackelcan Twp., northeast of Sudbury, Ont., was reported by Flag Resources (T.N.M., June 15/92). Noted was the enr…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Mining vital to B.C.’s economy
The Round Table on the Economy has recognized that the resource sector will continue to be British Columbia’s underlying strength. Mining alone employs about 14,400 people directly in the province, wi…
Underground tour of Hollinger mine
Individuals concerned about the impact of mining on the environment are invited to visit the Hollinger gold mine at Timmins, Ont. The underground tour, available daily during the summer till September…
Flag seeks possible partner for Wanapitei deep drilling
Calgary-based Flag Resources (ASE) says it is discussing a potential joint venture with a company interested in drilling a 5,000-ft. vertical hole on the western magnetic peak of the Wanapitei anomaly…
METALS MARKETS — South African tensions stir markets
Tensions are mounting as political blocs in South Africa jockey for power. The African National Congress (ANC) party, which has yet to demonstrate it can represent or govern democratically, upped the …