Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Underground development and diamond drilling at the property of Duport Mining Co., at Shoal Lake, northwestern Ontario, has resulted in the establishment of substantial ore lengths at the third and fo…

Metalore Resources’ Gold Discovery, formerly known as the Brookbank occurrence, is in northern Ontario on an all-weather road about eight miles northeast of the town of Beardmore. Mineralization occur…

Investors around the world have been renewing their love affair with gold during the past year, and Canadian gold stocks have all been performing exceptionally well as a result. In fact the market val…

Maintenance workers are among mining’s most talented employees. They are highly adaptable and can improvise quickly. They ply their trade everywhere there is a plant and equipment — from the smallest…

A broadening of operations at Paymaster Consolidated Mines is suggested by preparations for deepening the No. 5 shaft. Preliminary work is expected to be finished by the first of next month and anothe…

In April, The Northern Miner Magazine featured a story on Inco’s Crean Hill mine in Sudbury, a shut- down nickel producer transformed by modern technology into a state-of-the-art, all-electric operati…

The potential of artificial intelligence for assisting mill operators is believed to be awesome. By Patrick Whiteway Artificial intelligence (AI) has been compared to a porpoise stranded on a beach -…

For a project that was viewed as a modest underground producer three years ago, Mascot Gold Mines’ Nickel Plate mine has certainly come a long way. Perched high above the town of Hedley in southeaster…

The flotation column is arguably the most important piece of mineral processing equipment developed in Canada in the past decade. But its acceptance has until now been thwarted by the lack of a sound …

We all need it, although some need it more than others. Our families and friends become closer to us through it. Our co-workers grow when we take it. Our businesses benefit from it. What is this magic…

The Kierens Zone is an epigenetic gold deposit on Aur Resources’ First Canadian property, 10 miles west of Val d’Or, Que. Based on surface drilling results, the deposit is estimated to contain drill-i…

The gold discovery by Metalore Resources not only sparked a staking rush into the Beardmore area of Ontario, but a stock market play as well. Announced by The Northern Miner in March, 1986, the news o…