Articles by Northern Miner Staff

An enhanced US$350 million program to expand and modernize copper production facilities has been announced by Asarco (NYSE). Additional expenditures at the Ray mine in Arizona and the El Paso smelter …

Now that the mining-initiated 2-year moratorium on new mine development is law in South Dakota, the mining industry’s foes are at it again. Environmental groups are gathering support for a statewide i…

The Canadian government has sold almost six million ounces of gold since the end of 1979 when John Crosbie, as finance minister, initiated the policy saying it would help reduce Canada’s deficit. Sinc…

Increased gold production and lower net earnings have been reported by Toronto-based LAC Minerals (TSE) for the first quarter of 1990, reflecting the consolidation of 65% owned Bond International Gold…

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date May 8 May 7 May 4 May 3 May 2 Copper 1660-1665 N/A 1630-1635 1720-1725 1695-1700 Lead 485-487 N/A 487-489 …

With Minnova (TSE) developing the 1100 lens at Audrey Resources’ (TSE) Mobrun polymetallic mine at Rouyn-Noranda, Que., some analysts were expecting Northgate Exploration (TSE) to sell its 18% stake i…

Kenroc Tools Corp. is celebrating 50 years of operation this year, which marks the inception of its predecessor, the Craig Bit Co. In 1940 two brothers, Ernest and Robert Craig, developed the detachab…

GoldTech 4, the fourth in a continuing series of gold technology meetings, will be held in Reno, Nev., Sept. 10-12. It is sponsored by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Topics inclu…

The National Research Council of Canada has granted Instrumentation GDD $59,000 to continue research on the “Beep Mat,” an exploration tool used to detect metallic mineralization. Edwin Gaucher, the i…

If only Tony Oklend could see LAC Minerals today. Who was he, you might well ask? Tony was a lonely, illiterate, Lithuanian immigrant who eked out a rugged existence trapping in the Thunder Bay area, …

Brenwest Mining has changed its name to Ridgeway Petroleum Corp. (RGW:VSE) on a 1-new-for- 3-old share basis. Transfer agent is Montreal Trust Co.

Strike Minerals (COATS) has been charged in connection with three offences under the public lands amendment act. According to Strike, the company was charged with “placing a structure on public lands …