In yet another illustration of the rebirth of exploration in central Newfoundland, a drilling program, now under way, could blow a decade’s dust off two base metal deposits that have been inactive sin…
I recently had the privilege of renewing contact with George and Lois Jewett and the family of Merv Upham. I first met them in the 1950s, during the glory days of the development of ten uranium mines …
Following months of deferment, Canada’s Atomic Energy Control Board has approved an operating licence that permits the McClean Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan to begin producing yellowca…
The overall value of Canada’s mineral production fell by 12.3% in 1998 to some $44.3 billion, according to Natural Resources Canada. Significant declines in world prices for major minerals and metals …
We note with interest the recent exchange of letters between John Cumming and Donald Bubar in the June 14-29 issue of The Northern Miner, regarding the claims made for the Pakeagama Lake pegmatite dis…
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The Coal Association of Canada will hold its 43rd Canadian Conference on Coal in Banff, Alta., from Sept 19 to 21.Senior representatives from many of the world’s leading coal producers and consumers w…
Say what you like about the United States of America, but it’s one country, united and pretty darn indivisible. People in Maine have the same basic rights as those in South Dakota. Sure Alaskans think…
Rescue teams from Quintette Coal and the Myra Falls mine were the surface and underground champions, respectively, at mine rescue and first-aid competitions held recently in Revelstoke, B.C.More than …
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$258.70-$0.20Silver$ 5.07+$0.06…
In its latest survey, released in April, London-based Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS) predicts that gold prices “will probably be locked within a range of US$265 to US$305 for the rest of the year…
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