Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Falconbridge Dominicana is the second biggest ferronickel producer in the world. Among lateritic nickel operations, Falcondo’s capital cost is o ne of the lowest for nameplate capacity. At about $3(U…

Stronger gold prices have turned the Vancouver market much more positive. Also, with tensions building in the Middle East and inflation rising here and in the U.S., there is still room for improvement…

When Mike Amsden, Falconbridge’s vice-president and general manager for Kidd Creek Mines, travelled to Stockholm earlier this year to attend the 13th World Mini ng Congress, he took a $1.25-million pu…

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…