Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Obituaries (December 21, 1987)

Gordon Cameron, who was instrumental in forming a number of junior mining companies including Camflo Mines, has died at his home in Gatineau, Que. Cameron, who was born in the Cobalt-New Liskeard area…


Atlantic Report Cornish Miners in N.S.

Seabright Resources of Halifax is taking steps to maximize gold production at the Forest Hill deposit by contracting 20 experienced narrow vein miners from Cornwall, England, for a year. The miners wi…


New gold zone discovery for Cathedral in Nevada

A new gold zone has been discovered at Cathedral Gold Corp.’s 52%-owned Sterling mine project near Beatty, Nev. Since the mine was spun off by Imperial Metals into Cathedral, the property has been exp…


Gold tops $500, can’t hang on

The price of gold briefly crept over the $500(US)-per-oz mark in London last week, representing the first time since February, 1983, the precious metal has topped that price level. The morning fix in …


Mercury ready to stage comeback

After a long period of declining consumption, mercury may be in for a reversal in fortunes. London- based Roskill reports it sees the prospect of a plateau in demand for the mineral in the U.S. and a …


Nickel prices top $3

Buoyed by an increase in stainless steel production and a shortage on the supply side, nickel this month saw its price top the $3(US) per lb mark. It has been a remarkable recovery for the base metal,…


Geddes nearing completion of adit at Windy Craggy

Geddes Resources reports it is about three-quarters of the way along in an adit it is driving to explore the gold zone at its Windy Craggy copper-gold-cobalt-zinc project in northwestern British Colum…


Getty, Davidson to produce from diminished reserves

A production decision has been made for the Tisdale property north of Timmins, Ont. Equal partners Getty Resources and Davidson Tisdale Mines say that production, at a rate of 200 tons per day, is sch…


Indian exhibition

Planning a major mining show next year is India, with the staging of the Indian International Mining Equipment and Minerals Processing Technology Exhibition in New Delhi. The exhibition, scheduled for…


New zone uncovered by Rayrock, partners

A new zone has been discovered on the Bellavista section of gold- silver property in Costa Rica which Rayrock Yellowknife Resources, Midland Energy and Westlake Industries are exploring under an optio…


Underground at Detour

After a brief but troubled open-pit phase, the Detour Lake mine in northern Ontario is pulling up gold from underground. Figuratively speaking at least, things look brighter from below the surface. …


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