Articles by Northern Miner Staff

EDITORIAL Shark bite

There could be some sort of poetic justice for the mining industry in a report that sharks are busy eating fibre-optic transmission cables at the bottom of the sea. Indeed we wonder if the industry,…


Cassiar faces decision in asbestos deposit

The decision by Cassiar Mining to either develop its McDame asbestos deposit or terminate operations completely by mid-1991 will have to be made this year. James C. O’Rourke, president, also told the …



Reserves sought to keep mine open

While Noranda Inc.’s Gaspe Copper Mines has decided to suspend mining operations completely at its Murdochville, Que., mine site, the company and the Quebec government continue discussions regarding a…


World demand for platinum rises

The use of platinum in autocatalysts increased about 15% in 1986, representing 37% of western world demand for the metal, Johnson Matthey reports in its research publication Platinum 1987. More than o…




Northgate recovers from labor pains

A month-long strike, which ended June 1, has taken a 6-7,000-oz bite out of Northgate Explorations’ projected gold output for 1987. But it has also added $1.21 to the pay cheques of about 500 hourly p…


New process for gold recoveries at calcine dump

An executive of an Australian company which claims to have discovered a process which will significantly improve gold recoveries from calcine dumps, will be in Canada early next month intending to ide…


Kerr set to work on Argyle bet

Work should begin this month on Argyle Ventures’ Tom Fox Lake gold prospect in Northern Ontario. The property falls under an option agreement with Kerr Addison Mines which can earn a 51% interest for …




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