Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Re-election of the Labor Party in Australia in the recent national election should mean a continuation of the current policy governing the mining industry in that nation. While the final seat tally ha…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Mar 127.50 120.00 121.65 — 6.35 Apr 118.10 117.60 116.35 — 4.95 May 116.40 112.00 112.25 — 5.05 SILVER (in US …

Through expenditures of US$1.38 million, a unit of Placer Dome (TSE) has earned a 60% interest from Oneida Resources (VSE) in the Mexican Hat gold property in Cochise Cty., Ariz. Some 137 holes totall…

For the sum of $14.9 million, Amax Gold (TSE) has acquired the remaining 40% interest in the Hayden Hill gold venture from a subsidiary of U.S. Gold (NASDAQ). Completion of this purchase gives Amax 10…

Canada’s exports of metallurgical coal to Japan, a key industry in Western Canada, could be in jeopardy by the start of the 21st century. According to a paper at the Globe ’90 environmental conference…

Skarns containing gold as the predominant, and in some cases the only, economic mineral are classed as gold skarns while precious metal enriched (PME) skarns include any iron or base metal skarn that …

A $500,000 work program has been proposed by Calpine Resources (VSE) for the GNC claims north of Stewart, B.C., which surround a large part of the Eskay Creek gold deposit owned equally by Calpine and…

Asarco (NYSE) is contributing a grant of US$200,000 to Montana Tech in the state of Montana to endow a US$150,000 professorship in minerals engineering and provide US$50,000 for scholarships. Active i…

The mining industry along with every other industry sector was challenged at Globe ’90, an international environmental conference held in Vancouver, B.C., to play a stronger role in protecting the env…

Peter Bojtos won the “Name the Minerals” contest at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s annual convention, March 11-14. He is vice-president of corporate development at Kerr Addison…

REMOTE SENSING Mining companies can now monitor mining waste sites and tailings ponds in considerably more detail from, of all places, Earth orbit. Using thematic mapping (TM) data from the Landsat sa…

Production is scheduled to get under way early this month at the small, high-grade Jasper gold mine owned by Cameco and Shore Gold Fund (ASE) in northern Saskatchewan. Situated about 35 miles north of…