Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Brunner Canada has an image problem. Not long ago the company’s drill steel and bits were considered to be of less than the highest quality — similar to stuff your local garageman could churn out but…

Dr Peter Kaiser has been appointed to the Research Chair in Rock Mechanics and Ground Control, at Sudbury’s Laurentian University. He is currently a professor of engineering at the University of Alber…

Pity poor Saskatchewan. Blessed with prime farmland, plentiful oil and gas reserves, huge deposits of uranium and enough potash to last a thousand years, it’s nevertheless having trouble making ends m…

“There is no better place to look for ore than right in your own back yard,” says Paul Penna, who is arranging $3.5-$4 million in new financing for a new underground program at the Cobalt area silver …

Encouraging results have been had in the extensive drilling campaign underway at the Rouyn, Que., property of Senator-Rouyn Ltd., according to W. A. Gamble who is in charge of operations. Interesting …

Dr Owen White, of the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has been elected to a 4-year term as president of the International Association of Engineering Geology. The iaeg is an associat…

From an address by Walter Curlook, Chairman of The Mining Association of Canada, at the Association’s annual meeting in Ottawa: We in the mining industry can show that productivity improvement and saf…

Cove Energy Corp. recently announced several corporate developments including options on two former precious metals producers near Nelson, B.C., a private placement with a European financial instituti…

Four years ago, at about the Fsame time it decided to market continuous mucking machine, Inco Ltd. laid plans to develop a rapid truck haulage system to keep up with these high production rates. The m…

Card Lake Resources continued to perform on the coats system, trading to a new high of $2.30. News from the company’s gold play in the Harker-Holloway area east of Matheson, Ont., continues to be good…

It wasn’t the most active stock on the market this week — 58,600 shares changed hands — but Noble Peak Resources was certainly one of the best performers. The exploration company continued a two-wee…

Jobs at all levels of mining are being slashed in the headlong rush to improve productivity and cut costs. As a result, corporate loyalty is dying. Although money has been saved in the short term, the…