Articles by Northern Miner Staff

North American big spender on Golden Bear prospect

What probably represents the largest single exploration and development program in B.C. is well under way 77 miles north of Telegraph Creek. North American Metals Corp. is spending $3.3 million on Che…


Bruce Ross will head mining education review

C. Bruce Ross, who retired late last year as president of Labrador Mining and Exploration, has been appointed by the Ontario government to undertake a review of the future education and training needs…


Obituary: James Nowlan

A former Nova Scotia deputy minister of mines, James P. Nowlan, has di ed in Halifax at the age of 76. A professional geologist who enjoyed a long career in the mining industry before entering governm…



Anchor Gold placer mining in Colombia

The Spaniards were the first to mine gold commercially in the South American country of Colombia which is probably best known as a coffee exporter. But today, modern placer mining techniques are recov…


Canamax at Ketza River : Yukon gold mine taking shape

Mother Nature did a magnificent job concentrating the gold mineralization at Canamax Resources’ Ketza River project. And despite periods of heavy glaciation, she didn’t disturb the underlying oxide zo…


Bresea and Ayrex plan drill program

A 26,000-ft diamond drilling program is being considered by partners Bresea Resources and Ayrex Resources on their equally held 324-claim property in Desmazures Twp., Que. Located north of Joutel, the…



Oracle to finance underground work by Western Quebec

Western Quebec Mines plans to go underground next year on its Joubi property near Val d’Or. The project will be financed by Oracle Exploration Inc., a new company based in Montreal that has taken out …


Flotation mill on target in B.C. for Rhyolite Res.

The construction of the flotation mill on Rhyolite Resources’ Texada Island property in the Nanaimo division of B.C. is on schedule and should be completed by mid-to-late November, reports Chairman Jo…


Flow-through under review, Wilson says

Flow-through share financing for mineral exploration is part of a broad review on tax policy being undertaken by the Department of Finance, Federal Finance Minister Michael Wilson has confirmed. The f…



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