Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The shipment of copper concentrate to Japan by Granby Consolidated Co. has ceased, at least temporarily, as a consequence of the Sino-Japanese conflict. Japanese vessels which, under the terms of the …

There were indications early this week that the crosscut at the second level of Francoeur in the new shaft area had entered the ore zone. It is possible that the “A” oreshoot, which entered the shaft …

A shear-zone-related auriferous quartz vein deposit wholly- owned by Canamax Resources, Kremzar has drill-indicated reserves of 1,102,000 tons grading 0.251 oz gold per ton. The deposit, 50 km northea…

We can significantly increase the efficiency of any plant at no capital cost to the company.” A rather startling claim to make, but Mr John Finch and Dr Marcus Sztrimbely, two engineers working out of…

Mining Association of Canada Chairman Walter Curlook was recently awarded the prestigious McCharles Prize at the University of Toronto. Curlook is executive vice-president of Inco Ltd. The prize, a br…

Often when an employee is hired he or she is asked to sign an employment agreement or to agree to comply with the terms of employment. These may be extensive or quite brief, but the odds are they will…

The orebody at the Hope Brook zone is combined in an altered volcanic silicified sequence about 2 1/2 miles long. The actual Hope Brook formation occurs at the northeast end of this altered zone. It …

Geophysicists from around the world will meet in Toronto this month for a once-per-decade conference to discuss the latest in mineral exploration techniques and developments. It will be the third dece…

Once upon a time in a land rich with gold, investors, both both domestic and foreign, looked to one gold miner — a giant in the realm — as the only reliable protector of their battered paper currenc…

With current cash position and anticipated operating profits for the last half of the year expected to be more than sufficient to pay for doubling the milling capacity, Pamour Porcupine should pile up…

Sluicing has been used for the concentration of high-density minerals, especially gold, for centuries. It continues to be the predominant mineral processing technique in use for placer gold mining in …

Mineral exploration can be difficult in the coastal areas of western Canada, Alaska and such Pacific island areas as Papua New Guinea where roads, communications, medical facilities and supplies are v…