Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The new president of the Canadian chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists is Robert Leech. Although he has worked in Australia, Canada and Europe, Leech has devoted much of his eff…

The mining industry could be facing a revolution in rock drilling within the next three years. “Indications are that our costs will be lower than those of either pneumatic or hydraulic drilling,” says…

Dermit Corr has been appointed executive vice- president and chief executive officer of Toronto- based Levitt-Safety Ltd. Before joining Levitt, Corr was vinyls business manager for Esso Chemical (Can…

Pascal Dessureault has been appointed president of Northgate Mines, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Northgate Exploration. He joined Northgate as general manager of the Chibougamau, Que., mining operat…

It was the fourteenth time the 500D helicopter had moved the drill. As the chopper rose into the air, the “long-line” became taut as the pilot pulled up on the collective. The base, weighing about 48…

They look like any other factory in one of suburban Toronto’s sprawling industrial parks … until you try to get past the reception desk. Without a coded card, no one can get to the back of the plant…

This month Canamax Resources will officially open its Bell Creek gold mine at Timmins, Ont. It’s not a huge mine (about 300 tons per day), but it’s significant for several reasons. For one, it’s the f…

An extensive collection of rock and mineral samples, donated by Mrs Cliff Vickery of Toronto, has become a permanent attraction at Sudbury’s Science North. The complete collection consists of more tha…

Strata Energy Corp. has changed its name to U.S. Platinum Inc. (upt:vse) on a share for share basis.

Both till and rock sampling have located a number of areas of anomalous high gold values on the Wolverine Pond — Trap Pond — Flatwater Pond assemblage of 1,647 claims in the Baie Verte area of Newfo…

TEXT: Cominco Resources International spent $1.9 million on various exploration projects during its first quarter of operation. Feasibility work was also in progress at three projects: Topaz berylliu…

Management of the North American Rare Metals — Dundee-Palliser joint venture Vezza gold project 25 km south of Matagami, Que., are highly encouraged with the findings in the latest hole in its 1987 s…