Articles by Northern Miner Staff

With reference to the Odds ‘n’ Sods story by A. E. Alpine in your issue of Dec 28: the ore-grinding device he came across is called an arrastre. It is sometimes spelt with an “a” at the end instead of…

With 623 drill holes now complete, the latest assay results are expected to increase reserves at Quartz Mountain Gold and Galactic Resources’ 10,000-acre gold property in south-central Oregon, the par…

Gold production at Skyline Exploration’s Johnny Mountain mine will be two months behind schedule and slightly over budget, but setbacks caused by bad weather are being overcome, President Reg Davis to…

The world of industrial minerals is undergoing a period of rapid change. Traditional mineral products such as copper and steel are being overtaken by new types of materials in a variety of application…

American Barrick Resources of Toronto is faced with a couple of problems which every mining company would love to have. Recent deep drill results at its Goldstrike property near Elko, Nev., have been …

Nineteen eighty-seven marked the first full year of operation for the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mining’s Division of Mines and Minerals. This division was set up to better serve the…

News of an important looking gold discovery southeast of Faro, Yukon, has pushed several Pezim Group stocks into the limelight including Golden Nevada Resources. The man friends and foes alike call “T…

Glimmer Resources (gme:vse) has signed a letter of agreement with Canamax Resources to explore its 132-claim property in Barnet Twp., Kirkland Lake mining district, Ontario. The company’s new gold fin…

Drilling of 23 holes by International Curator Resources has indicated an encouraging reserve picture on its Jualin gold prospect near Juneau, Alaska. The 15,000 ft of drilling indicates probable reser…

Visitors travelling the Highland Valley highway at Logan Lake, B.C., last year must have wondered what was going on at the Highland Valley Copper mine site. Slowly taking shape, like some ancient Egyp…

The following is excerpted from two letters sent to The Northern Miner, written by Jean-Jacques Martel of Amos, Que. Martel is vice-president of Explorations Minieres du Nord, a Quebec-based junior mi…

I read with interest the results of your Readership Survey What readers like — and don’t like — about The Northern Miner, (Dec 14, 1987). I strongly disagree with the findings in one very important …