Editorial No engineering school lineups
From a letter to The Northern Miner from Gilles Barbery, director, department of mining and metallurgy, Laval University, Quebec. There is a clear need to optimize the performance of mining depart men…
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Auto battery market decline to hurt global lead prices
Lead’s recent plunge on the London Metal Exchange signals the end of the price uptrend which spanned the last several months. And one of the major factors in the drop price will be a 3% decline in the…
Here it grows again: Battle Mt profit up 75%
As every reporting period comes and goes, the balance sheet of U.S.-based Battle Mountain Gold grows stronger and stronger. And this latest round of reporting does not disappoint. For the year ended D…
Norstar grades and recoveries 10% higher than study indicated
The 200-ton gold mill in Scadding Twp north of Sudbury will likely produce significantly more gold from the Norstar mine than was originally projected, The Northern Miner has gathered. According to pr…
Total Erickson to acquire Ranchmen shares
Toronto and Vancouver-listed Total Erickson Resources has entered into an agreement with John G. McDonald to acquire his controlling interest in Canadian Oil and Gas Funds (COGF), which holds the majo…
Vista drilling new zone on Bootleg property
A 12,000-ft diamond drilling program is meeting with encouragement at the Bootleg Lake property held by Vista Mines. Located 5 km south of Flin Flon, on the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, the Bootleg p…
Letters to the Editor We missed Laurentian
I would like to draw your attention to an error in the article McGill, Polytech plan co-op course in mining engineering, in the Jan 26 issue of The Northern Miner. The concluding paragraph in that art…
People (February 23, 1987)
ST. JOE GOLD CORP. – John A. Wright elected chairman succeeding Peter J. Neff who has resigned.
Impressive values hit at Sumac gold project
Sumac Ventures has completed a $350,000 exploration program at its Union mine property, 45 miles north of Grand Forks, B.C. The work involved extensive underground sub-level drifting and raising which…
Nevada heap leach bet acquired by Glamis Gold
Glamis Gold has picked up a heap leach property in Nevada which was previously thought to be uneconomic because of high cyanide consumption. The property covers approximately 24 square miles and is ne…
Pundata acquires Nevada properties
A large block of ground consisting of 267 claims has been acquired by Pundata Gold Corp. in Nevada. Located 30 miles southwest of Las Vegas, the property covers several old workings which focused on c…
Royex pays $52.3 million for control of Lacana
The purchase of a controlling 36% interest in Lacana Mining Corp. has been completed by Royex Gold Mining Corp. Representing 4.7 million Lacana shares, the control block was purchased from Westmin Res…