Articles by Northern Miner Staff

About 120 million years ago, a metal-bearing, carbonate-rich hydrothermal fluid was channelled by a steeply dipping, major strike-slip fault zone which developed nearly 10 km beneath the contemporary…

The mining industry has been intrigued by the application of computers for many years. In fact, from artificial intelligence systems designed to run “smarter smelters” (see The Northern Miner Magazine…

The size of the winnings has yet to be determined. But at the very least, the McCoy/Cove gold-silver deposit in north-central Nevada illustrates how a successful exploration program can boost the over…

Talk about a notable lack of success. In Canada, we produce tons of by-product silver, enough to rank us fourth in the world, and the Sudbury Basin coughs up sufficient platinum group metals to make C…

In 1968, a supposedly stable, near-surface backfilled stope in Timmins collapsed. In 1981, an old stope caved to surface near the town of Malartic, Que., creating a depression 300 ft across and more t…

Gold production at Black Swan Gold Mines’ (VSE) Gabanintha project in Western Australia is presently averaging 40,000 oz per year, Arthur T. Fisher, president, said at the company’s annual meeting. On…

Some financial and technical muscle has been added to the board of directors of Gordex Minerals (TSE) of Saint John, N.B., after shareholders voted to replace four existing directors. The company coul…

Hudson-Yukon Mining Co. Ltd. has merged by amalgamation into All-North Resources Ltd.. Shareholders of All-North Resources will receive one-new-share for each old share; holders of Hudson-Yukon Mining…

Earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, totalled $1.1 million or 27 cents per share Starrex Mining Corp (TSE) reports. For the six- month period, profit totalled $1.29 million. Earnings were d…

Production of graphite concentrate is expected to begin by early November from Stratmin Inc.’s (ME) open pit graphite mine located 22 km south of Mont-Laurier, Que. Known as the Mont-Laurier property,…

Exploration may be the lifeblood of Canada’s mining industry, but capital investment is what turns discoveries into the mines and mills that produce a marketable commodity. That’s why it is gratifying…

Edmonton-based Alberta Gold Exploration (ASE) has signed agreements worth nearly $3 million to finance exploration at the Iris joint venture in northeastern Ontario’s Harker-Holloway area, the company…