Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Joint venture partners Newhawk Gold Mines, Lacana Mining and Granduc Mines will be spending $4 million on their Sulphurets project this year, about 15% higher than originally budgeted. The increase wa…

Mineable reserves at the Dome Mountain property controlled by Teeshin Resources have been increased, the company says. In the Boulder zone, the company’s consultants have added 84,566 tons which bring…

A service centre has been opened in Fort McMurray, Alta., by Peacock Inc., part of the Weir Group. The new centre, in the heart of the Athabasca tar sands area, has 6,500 sq ft of machine shop and ass…

Siemens Energy & Automation Service Co. has formed the Core Service Group, which will focus on servicing Siemens equipment exported from European manufacturing facilities. Based in Ros well, Ga., the …

The newly formed Lokomo Crusher Division of Rauma-Repola International has opene d its offices in Ville St-Laurent, Que. The division specializes in jaw crushers , horizontal feeders and gyratory crus…

Optiscan Data Conversions is offering a custom service converting text libraries and files to computer data, using “intelligent” Optical Recognition equipment. This scanning equipment converts mechan…

Atlas Copco AB of Stockholm has signed an agreement to buy the assets of Chicago Pneumatic from the parent company Danaher Corp. of Washington D.C. for $85.5 mi llion(US). The purchase unites the two …

China will be using technology from Peoria, Ill. -based Caterpillar Inc. to manu facture models of track-type tractors, wheel- loaders, log-skidders and engines. Also, the Caterpillar World Trading C…

SEW-Eurodrive Co. of Canada has named Fred Arcon as president. Prior to the appo intment, Arcon held the position of vice-president. He will now be responsible f or the marketing, sales, production an…

This prediction can be made: within a year the Quebec government will be on it s knees pleading to Ontario mining men to please, please come back. It will be lucky if it does not find them too busy el…

Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date July 28 July 27 July 24 July 23 July 22 Copper 1075-1076 N/A 1068-1069 1066.5-1067.5 1063-1065 Lead 390-391 N/…

Inco Ltd. scratched back into the black during the second quarter ended June 30. For the period, the giant nickel producer earned $13.8 million or 11 cents per share compared to a loss of $5 million …