Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A reserve estimate for the Minnova Inc./Rea Gold Corp. Samatosum property near Kamloops, B.C., will probably be ready by late August. More drilling will be required, though, to fully delineate the dis…

With minimum wages standing at $36(US) per month and some of the most lucrative operating conditions anywhere, it is perhaps surprising to learn that only two Canadian juniors are conducting operation…

A recent spate of mine fatalities has many people wondering just how safe Canada’s mines are. Critics say the industry is killing off miners at an alarming ra te while others claim that a miner could …

Mineral Development 1984-1986 by Nyal J. Niemuth — Reviews exploration and development at more than 180 mining properties in Arizona plus a table of gold and silver resources. $3.50(US), Department o…

The 5-year anniversary of the current bull market is fast approaching this August. And in celebratory fashion, the tse composite index blew through the 4,000-pt mark to set a new high — 4,000.77 pts …

A joint-venture agreement has been entered into by Westley Mines and Nerco Minerals involving exploration of Westley’s Gold Pass property in southern Oregon. The agreement, subject to regulatory appro…

Bernard Free has been appointed chairman and president of Denver, Colo. -based G erber Energy International and Gerber Energy Corp. He has also been appointed ch airman of Gerber Minerals Corp.

Of first importance to Canada are details, announced this week for the first t ime, of Algoma Steel Corp.’s plans for opening the New Helen siderite deposit an d establishing a large-scale beneficiat…

Just when the Canada-U.S. free trade talks appear to be entering their final climactic phase, U.S. uranium producers, supported by local politicians, have won a major protectionist victory. In Colorad…

A new 44-page catalogue for people interested in industrial vibrator usage is available from VIBCO Inc. of Wyoming, R.I. The catalogue is designed to help the customer select the proper vibrator for h…

Edward Brookman has been made a senior executive of Newtown, Conn.-based kpn International. He will direct the company’s activities in air toxic particulate and voc emissions, asbestos, indoor air qua…

Encouraging assay results from five drill holes have been reported by Storimin Exploration at its Moss Twp. gold prospect located 70 mi west of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario. Storimin and Tandem…