1993

Uranium and its uses have been controversial since the metal was first put to military use in the 1940s. Commercial use followed in the 1950s. Like gold, a lot of uranium has been mined over the years…

Charlie Peterson will soon celebrate his 80th birthday. And while the years may have slowed him down somewhat, nothing has impeded his determination to find another mine in the heart of Ontario’s Red …

A Boeing 234 Chinook helicopter was used in September and early October to help mobilize heavy mining equipment and supplies to two sites in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories. The Chin…

Backers of the revolutionary Hydromet copper-production process are planning to build an A$8-million demonstration plant at Port Kembla, Australia. The process reportedly has the potential to extract …

A Luxembourg holding company, Awake S.A., will exercise 828,008 warrants of William Resources (ME), entitling Awake to buy one common share of William for 26 cents. Awake will increase its stake in Wi…

An industrial minerals industry based on substantial brine deposits is unfolding in Alberta. Under investigation are potential deposits scattered throughout the province, five of which have been ident…

As Ed Horne said three-quarters of a century ago, “all the good geology does not stop at the Ontario boundary.” Bearing in mind the injunction, Arequipa (VSE) is horning its way into Peru along the ex…

Several years ago, Mike Leahy, a prospector in Kirkland Lake, Ont., was calling for more active lobbying from the mining industry in Canada. The lobbying started in earnest with the “Save Our North” g…

Having performed stripping and mapping, Gregor Goldfields (CDN) now plans to complete a 10,000-ft. drill program on its Marathon gold project. Surface samples from the 264-claim property, near Hemlo, …

Our family was deeply saddened by the passing of one of the many contributors to The Northern Miner. I am speaking of Andrew P. Horne, known affectionately to me as Uncle Andy. (Editor’s note: A brief…

Having recently applied for a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Tombstone Explorations (VSE) plans to raise $10.8-13 million by selling special warrants at $2.17 each. Broker Wood Gundy is the ag…

Scientists from the United Kingdom-based research laboratory of Shell have joined forces with Dutch experts to solve the problem of contamination from the site of one of the world’s most efficient zin…