Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Demand for nickel in the Western world increased in 1990 to an estimated record level of 680,000 tonnes (t), compared with 660,000 t in 1989. The increase was led by the stainless steel sector, partic…

The silver market performed poorly in 1990, as monthly average prices steadily declined because of a combination of soft investment demand and increased by-product output. The London silver price cont…

As Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, I am pleased to note that the minerals industry continued to make a significant contribution to the Canadian economy in 1990. Although a number of high-cost…

STEEP ROCK PLAN LARGEST OF ITS KIND Ambitious plans exist for the drainage of Steep Rock Lake, north of Atikokan, Ont. The goal is to get cheaply at the iron ore below, according to Joseph Errington, …

The Canadian coal industry experienced a difficult year in 1990. Preliminary statistics indicate that production, consumption and imports will be down compared with 1989. Exports, however, appear to h…

In 1990, Canada’s uranium industry continued to face an uncertain market, plagued by oversupply and low, volatile prices. Even falling output, as production centres closed or curtailed operations, cou…

With this issue of The Northern Miner Magazine, we introduce another significant departure from past practice. We feature within these pages the fruits of the labors of the minerals analysts at Energy…

Preliminary data indicate that Canadian exploration expenditures totaled about $900 million in 1989, down from $1.35 billion in 1988. Although final data for 1989 were not available at the time of wri…

Described as one of the largest unexploited copper-gold deposits in the world, the Bajo de la Alumbrera deposit in Argentina was opened for bids to potential buyers by 100% owner, Yacimientos Mineros …

As the head of a resource-based university department, I read with interest the report on Patrick MacCulloch’s “Student Night” speech at the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallu…

Ontario Hydro has requested approval from the Ontario government to begin converting to 60 cycle an older inefficient 25-cycle system serving a number of mining companies in northeastern Ontario. In t…

Lower North American sales volumes and soft potash prices resulted in a significant drop in annual earnings reported by Saskatchewan2Dbased producer Potash Corp. of Canada (TSE). Potash Corp., which p…