Articles by Northern Miner Staff

With the purpose of furthering helpful discussion on the topic of ore reserves appearing in your last several issues, I wish to add the following fuel to keep the pot boiling. The article “Computer Bu…

Toronto-based Conwest Exploration (TSE) says the terms of a proposed merger with its two subsidiaries Mineral Resources International (TSE) and Barons Oil (TSE) have been unanimously approved by the b…

A mine site reclamation program is under way on Zahavy Mines’ (ASE) Favourable Lake property, 110 miles north of Red Lake in northwestern Ontario. The 6,000-acre property hosts a past-producing gold-s…

When Goldex Mines (TSE) and Ormico Exploration (ME) agreed to launch a $2-million, underground drilling program on their Val d’Or property in January, they hoped to prove the presence of a multi- mill…

NICKEL POTENTIAL IN LANGMUIR TWP. In the central part of Langmuir township and in the southern part of Carman township, there are several bands of iron formation containing massive pyrrhotite. Assays …

In the 1930s, there were three producing mines in the Bridge River area. The Union Brass pulled a long strike. When the dust settled, one mine reopened on a partial basis. There was no unemployment in…

Diamond Drill Bits New diamond drill bits from Utah-based Christensen Mining Products increase footage per bit by 15% to 20%, the company says. These “gold” bits, as they are called, combine friable d…

Visible gold was intersected in an exploration crosscut being driven north from the 2,050-ft. level at the shaft, Armistice Resources (ME) reports from its gold property at Virginiatown, Ont. The gold…

Cameco, the Saskatchewan uranium producer, recently had its knuckles rapped for spilling radioactive waste at the Rabbit Lake mine. In late December, 1.9 million litres of radioactive water spilled fr…

Dunvegan Expl — 370,000 non-flow-through and 280,000 flow-through offered @ 81 cents per unit. Excellon Res — gross proceeds rec $227,500.

Rio Algom’s Panel Mine defeated 19 teams to win this year’s McCrea first aid competition, organized by the Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario (MAPAO). Trailing behind was the Stanleigh m…

A large deposit of olivine gabbro discovered in Riggs Twp. near Algoma, Ont., may contain commercially significant amounts of magnesium. Intending to develop the gabbro stock, Quote Resources (VSE) ha…