Articles by Northern Miner Staff

An independent engineering study indicates a 3-year mine life at the Mindora gold-silver project of Eureka Resources (VSE) and Hawthorne Gold (VSE). Eureka President Jack O’Neill says the companies ar…

Junior-mining company Normabec Resources of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., was recently listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange (symbol NMB). The company owns eight properties in a number of Quebec township…

July 1, Canada Day, will mark the beginning of a new major mining company in Canada. That’s the day a merger of Eldorado Nuclear and the Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation is expected to clos…

Labor troubles and a higher demand by the automobile industry are among the reasons given for the rise in the price of zinc to dizzying levels. The base metal, which last year averaged 36 cents (US) p…

If capital expenditures are a reliable indicator of the relative health of an industry, the world’s copper producers are certainly looking robust these days. For incontrovertible proof that things are…

Apparently no one was listening a few years ago. That’s when industry watchdogs warned of dire consequences if mining companies continued to ignore technological innovation. Last year, according to En…

Until recently, cable bolting has been a time-consuming, labor- intensive and even dangerous operation. Now, with the introductio n of the Tamrock Cabolt H695 mechanized cable bolter, the process…

This summer, the Kidd Creek mine in Timmins, Ont., will take another step closer to complete integration of their management information systems. Maintenance planning and control functions, purchasing…

In an article published in The Northern Miner in late November, 1985, Falconbridge Ltd.’s Chairman Bill James reported that finally, following several rocky years, the company’s balance sheet was soun…

The Phalen coal mine in Nova Scotia has installed a new $1.5-million rope haulage system. As in most coal mines, the dip of the coal seam at the Phalen mine is so steep that engineers cannot rely enti…

Our lives are affected each day by government. Indeed, if you have been stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation you know the feeling as the heart rate picks up or a little more perspiratio…

The Montcalm nickel/copper deposit, one of Canada’s largest undeveloped nickel resources, is worthy of serious reappraisal in light of the current strength in nickel prices. Located 35 km northwest of…