Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Minimizing a worker’s exposure to asbestos fibre is a top pri for operators of mills that treat asbestos ore. Current Canadian regulations permit two fibres of asbestos per millilitre of air, while ot…

Proving approval, or the lack thereof, by a joint-venture committee can result in the opening of a can of worms. As the venturers are in a dispute, it goes without saying that they cannot agree upon w…

Wagner Mining Equipment, a division of the Swedish firm Atlas Copco, recently announced the launch of the first in a series of mining vehicles. The company has dubbed the series “the pace-setters” and…

MICA IMPORTANT AS WAR MINERAL Mica has been classed as an essential war mineral by the United States authorities responsible for the provision of adequate supplies of such materials. It is one of two …

A BRISK TRIP The trend to commuter mines in the north — Echo Bay’s Lupin and Placer Dome’s Detour Lake mines being key instances — will likely continue. In the Yukon, for example, mine workers for t…

Falconbridge Ltd.’s Thayer Lindsley (or T.L.) project, an exploration play on a deep-seated nickel/copper orebody a few kilometres outside of Sudbury, Ont., now has a shaft sunk to the 1,310-metre lev…

The affluent Japanese community is developing a taste for gold. In March, one department store began offering a $340 cup of coffee brewed with Blue Mountain beans and mineral water, sprinkled with gol…

An exploration drilling program has started on 48 claims optioned by Goldbelt Mines (VSE) from Jascan Resources (TSE) in Aloigny Twp., near Joutel, Que. The property is situated about 10 miles northwe…

Aiming for proceeds of $109,620 Tyranex Gold (COATS) is offering one right for every common share held as of Sept. 28. Until Oct. 22, when the rights expire, holders will be entitled to subscribe for …

Northwestern Ontario will be the focus of an exploration drive by reactivated Pamax Resources (COATS) as it earns an interest in two gold properties in the area. The Rice Bay property, consisting of 2…

Gold Standard (NASDAQ), the Utah company that is attempting to win back the Mercur gold mine from American Barrick Resources (TSE), recently lost its case against British banking firm Samuel Montagu &…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date September 25 September 24 September 21 September 20 September 19 Copper 1476-1478 14…