Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Full production at the St-Aime-du-Lac-des-Iles graphite concentrator north of Montreal will resume Nov. 25 after having been operated on a part-time basis since April, Stratmin Graphite, a 75% owned s…

Proceeds from a recent private placement agreement will be used by the Salmo joint venture to further explore the Katie copper-gold property and newly acquired claim blocks surrounding the Katie prope…

Former Metalore Resources (TSE) geologist Barbara Kowalski has successfully launched a new junior exploration company with a mandate to develop three claim groups near Beardmore in northern Ontario. S…

Investors added 50 cents to Biron Bay Resources after the company annouanced results from its Summit project in the Steeple Rock mining district of New Mexico. Closing at $1.10 for the week ended Nov….

The northern Ontario community of Kirkland Lake has been the most popular area in the province this year for OPAP and OMIP grants, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines reports. Grant…

Higher production from the Bousquet No. 2 mine near Malartic, Que., boosted LAC Minerals’ (TSE) total gold production and earnings for the first nine months of the year. LAC reports a net income of US…

Pacific Summa Capital Corp. (PSU:VSE) has changed its name to Pacific Summa Environmental Corp. (PSU:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montre…

An engineering medal was recently awarded to John Udd, director of mining research laboratories for CANMET (Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology) in Ottawa, for his efforts in uniting Canad…

An early retirement program, designed to reduce the workforce at Inco Ltd.’s (TSE) Sudbury, Ont., nickel operations and cut costs, has attracted an overwhelming response from eligible employees. Accor…

A change to Quebec’s Mining Act has made it less expensive for companies to transfer ownership of groups of mining claims in the province. Effective Oct. 3, transfer fees have been increased from $10 …

Although Royal Oak Mines (TSE) isn’t producing as much gold as last year, the company’s new management team is reporting an improved financial performance for both the first nine months of 1991 and th…

Union members at Cameco’s (TSE) uranium refining operation in Port Hope, Ont., have ratified a new collective agreement. The 3-year contract provides for an immediate wage increase averaging 4% and av…