Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Andrew Rickaby will become vice-president of mining at Denison Mines. He will be replaced as vice-president of Elliot Lake operations by Colin Benner. Benner was previously general manager, uranium di…

Astoria Rouyn Mines has suspended operation at its property in Rouyn Twp. adjoining Granada on the north, President R. C. Gamble says. About 3,000 ft of lateral exploration was completed on the two le…

The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has appointed Sheila Liard as mining recorder for the Sault Ste. Marie mining division. Liard, former mining recorder in Timmins and Kirkland Lak…

A new, one-component, heat-curable epoxy adhesive called Supreme 3ND has been introduced by New Jersey-based Master Bond. The system offers both high shear and high peel strength when cured. Tensile s…

Geodimetrics ab of Sweden has developed a monitoring system for detecting the risk of wall failure in open pit mines. Marketed in Canada by Geodimeter of Canada, the system consists of a survey instru…

International Sintered Metals of Guelph, Ont., has been acquired by Sintermetallwerk Krebsoge gmbh, a West German- based manufacturer of precision sintered metal components of the automotive and other…

Canada Investment Capital (cic) has named Ernest Woodcare as president and chief executive officer of the explosives businesses it plans to acquire from the Du Pont Co. and Du Pont Canada. Woodcare h…

Most mine engineers have heard, one way or another, about the development in Quebec of a new way to drive raises in underground mines. Tests have shown the method is faster and less expensive than con…

Last year platinum prices reached $682(US) and demand hit a record hi gh of 2.4 million oz. The result? A handful of Canadian entrepreneurs scrambling to get a foothold on the many geological terrains…

Exploration companies are discovering they don’t have to wait until freeze-up to perform induced polarization (ip) surveys over lakes. This past summer, on the waters of Red Lake, Ont., the rubber boa…

Hitachi Construction Machinery of Toronto has launched a new hydraulic excavator, the ex1800, equipped with a 10.3-cu-m bucket. Based on the design of the uh801, the new unit is powered by a 686-kw en…

An articulated truck, manufactured by Kiruna Truck ab, has been installed in an underground limestone mine in Finland. The truck, a Combi-60 with a load capacity of 60 tonnes, is being operated in con…