Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Comdale Technologies of Toronto has developed an expert system to control the flotation circuit at Cominco’s Polaris mine, in the Northwest Territories. Genex, an expert system tool kit, was used to d…

The Canamax game plan goes as follows: like most other junior explorers, the company first focuses on promising exploration projects. It then sets an “economic hurdle,” such as establishing that a pro…

In the pantheon of producing mines controlled or owned outright by American Barrick Resources, the Holt-McDermott property should hold a place of distinction. Once this property comes on-stream, it wi…

The unusually high grade character of the gold ore disclosed on the Ryan Gold Mines property on the Yellowknife River in the Northwest Territories is indicated by the deal which was made between the o…

The tide of base metal consumption, which had been ebbing steadily since last mid-summer, may resume its flow this week. The reason is that markets for copper, lead and zinc are springing into activi…

For Dumagami Mines’ gold property near Cadillac, Que., two key drill holes finally put to rest any question that this property had the potential to become a producer. The first hole, at a vertical dep…

In what is easily one of the mining success stories of 1987, Hope Brook Gold brought into production its Newfoundland mine — the only operating gold mine in the province. What’s more, the operation i…

Production is slated for August, 1988, at Les Mines Casa Berardi, the name given to the first new gold mine in this camp, which opened up only seven years ago. That’s when Inco and Golden Knight disco…

Gold’s dominance as the preferred target of exploration and development over the past few years has resulted in a sharp increase in gold production for many countries outside of South Africa. This is …

This is one of at least three mining projects in Canada that will be recovering gold from old mine tailings this year. Located in the biggest gold camp in the country, it is also the biggest and poten…

“Over three years’ experience as commissioner, dealing with prospectors, promoters, mine developers and investors has taught me a lot,” John Godfrey says. “It has taught me for one thing that mining f…

A hand-held portable infrared camera is now available from isi Group of Albuquerque, N.M. The unit, called the VideoTherm camera, can give the user actual temperature readouts. The graphics package al…