Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Weatherhaven Resources, manufacturers of air-transportable camp installations and shelters, has entered into an agency agreement with Carson Pratt Services of Papua New Guinea to provide local sales a…

This is the first of what we plan to be an annual round-up of Canada’s Top 40 mineral producers. But what is it that makes a company a leader in its field? Is the leading mining company the one that p…

PAYMASTER MAKING STEADY ADVANCE Paymaster Consolidated has closed another fiscal year with a record output of bullion and unimpaired ore reserves. Visiting the property, in South Porcupine, Ont. this …

A most curious thing happened to me the other day. I was walking along the Lake Ontario shoreline when a bottle with a note inside caught my attention. The contents of the note, I believe, are rather …

B.C. CLAIM-STAKING ON THE RISE In spite of a general lull in mine exploration across the country, claim-staking has not abated in British Columbia. According to Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, …

Longyear Canada of North Bay, Ont. has entered its second century of existence. Last year, it celebrated its centenary with the introduction of several new products. For example, “Thin Kerf” wireline …

Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, if folklore is correct, met an especially horrific end. Crossing the Atakama Desert in northern Chile on his way to adding yet another South American colony to …

Appointments of three general managers have been announced by Atlas Copco. They are: Robert McLeod, general manager, tunnelling and mining equipment (based in Montreal); Alan Weiner, general manager o…

A Lamentable Decline First of all, my compliments on the March issue, which was excellent (as are most of the issues). I want to comment on Don Cranstone’s article on exploration expenditures and the …

The mastery of fire has set man apart from every other species. Had he not succeeded in mastering it, it is doubtful that man would have survived. Peking man is believed to have used it as long ago as…

To a metallurgist, it’s “dross’ . . . the grey, spongy mixture that forms on the surface of molten aluminum. Others might call it scum. As unpleasant as the stuff sounds, don’t dismiss it as waste. Ap…

When Freeport-McMoRan Inc. reorganized in 1989 and started selling off $2.15 billion in non-core assets, Greenstone Resources recognized an opportunity. Already familiar with Latin America through its…