IT`S A MAD, MAD WORLD
The following items are offered for your edification or entertainment. Zaire has long been a major copper producer, first under Belgian colonial rule and, since the 1960s, under independent rule. But …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
PAPUA NEW GUINEA AMONG TOP GOLD PRODUCERS
Papua New Guinea, the West Pacific paradise, is quietly becoming a player to reckon with in the international gold mining scene. It can boast three mines in the top 10 of the world’s biggest annual pr…
ASBESTOS WAR
With the government of Quebec backing it, the Asbestos Institute is appealing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (epa) ban on the use of asbestos. The full effect of the U.S. ban on importing, m…
FIRE-RESISTANT OILS
In the article “Fire Down Below” (NMM, Feb/90), one case history mentioned was that of a haulage truck which “caught fire because a worn transmission hose leaked and sprayed transmission oil on to the…
POLITICALLY MISUNDERSTOOD
The following is from a speech by John Larche, past president of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, delivered in Thunder Bay, Ont., in February: Essential to the health of our industr…
DON’T JUST SIT THERE
Today, most people share a peculiar “either/or” attitude toward environmental protection; people can be concerned about either the rights of business or protecting the natural environment. Consequentl…
OLD MINE DUMPS NEVER DIE…
Recycling is nothging new to mining. For some time, opportunists have turned to old mine dumps and tailings for new sources of ore. Abandoned mines are often rejunenated for another go-round at profit…
Anglo Canadian raises $400,000 for Timmins bet
lDynamic Capital has agreed to provide Anglo Canadian Mining (TSE) with $250,000 to finance the first stage of exploration on the MWF gold prospect in Matheson Twp. near Timmins, Ont. Anglo has also r…
Papers on acid drainage invited
Acidic mine drainage is the largest single environmental problem facing the industry today. In Ontario and Quebec alone, there are 40 abandoned mine sites classified as hazardous waste sites because o…
U.S.REPRT Pacific Sentinel options Arizona gold prospect
An aggressive drill program is being planned by Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) for a recently optioned bulk tonnage, potential heap leach gold property in La Paz Cty., Ariz. Pacific Sentinel can acquire …
Falling aluminum hits Amax income
A 40% drop in the price of primary aluminum from early 1989 levels was responsible for a decrease in the first-quarter income reported by New York-based Amax (TSE), according to Chairman Allen Born. A…
INSIDE Safety awards highlight luncheon
N. Morissette Canada scooped up three awards at a special safety luncheon during the Canadian Diamond Drilling Association’s annual meeting in Vancouver. Page B7…