Articles by Northern Miner Staff

ITALIANS IN MINES MOSTLY CITIZENS Inaccurate reports appearing in the daily newspapers have left the impression that a high proportion of Canada’s miners are Italian-born, many of them unnaturalized, …

Oct 2-3, Ottawa, Ont. Stresses in underground structures: determination, prediction & monitoring. At the Venture Inn. Contact Dr. G. Herget, Canadian Mine Technology Lab, Mineral Research Laboraties/C…

A few years ago, big Canadian mining companies decided to spin off various assets — usually gold properties — into satellite companies tethered in some fashion to the corporate mother ship. The stra…

By increasing its stake in Conroy Petroleum and Natural Resources to 27.6%, Corona (TSE) is gaining a position in what could be a major lead-zinc producer. Conroy is developing a large, shallow, lead-…

Records for both production and earnings were set by Piedmont Mining (NASDAQ) for the first half of 1990. Net income for the six months ended June 30 was US$642,000, or US$0.04 per share on revenue of…

Despite a 7% production increase at its Copper Range copper mine in Michigan, Metall Mining (TSE) has been hit financially by some of the same factors that affected earnings reported recently by its V…

A potential customer for the concentrate of a yet-to-be developed nickel deposit in Australia is Sherritt Gordon (TSE), the U.S. Bureau of Mines reports in a monthly publication. Australian gold produ…

Major company Teck (TSE) recently terminated its option agreement on the Whitewater Group gold property near Nelson, B.C. Property owner Snowwater Resources (VSE) said it will extend a geological mapp…

Collins Resources Ltd — 1,000,000 offered @ 40 cents per unit. Slocan Development Corporation Limited — 1,200,000 offered @ 40 cents per unit. Santa Marina Gold Ltd. — 1,000,000 offered @ 40 cents …

Fourteen teams from around British Columbia recently competed in rescue and first aid competitions sponsored by the British Columbia Mines Ministry in Nanaimo, B.C. The competition included three cate…

Aug. 28 Aug. 27 Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 22 HIGH LOW Composite “300” 3354.20 3358.26 3361.23 3359.28 3431.20 4009.47 3334.13 Metals & Minerals 3031.24 3058.68 2992.80 2959.23 3017.10 3453.06 2850.84 Integ…

By purchasing seven million shares of Explaura Holdings (COATS), Inco Europe, a unit of Inco (TSE) will earn a 6% interest in the United Kingdom-based mining company. Through a private placement, Inco…