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The Malartic boom in Quebec, long heralded, is now a fact. Essentially a medium-grade, large-tonnage district, Malartic was discovered, on a recent tour, to have three east-west ore breaks that appear…

A broadening of operations at Paymaster Consolidated Mines is suggested by preparations for deepening the No. 5 shaft. Preliminary work is expected to be finished by the first of next month and anothe…

We all need it, although some need it more than others. Our families and friends become closer to us through it. Our co-workers grow when we take it. Our businesses benefit from it. What is this magic…

Gold miners in the nation’s biggest gold camp might be mining some pretty lean ore over the next 2-3 years. Instead of mining ore that averages no less than 0.065 oz gold per ton, as they do today, mi…

The Kierens Zone is an epigenetic gold deposit on Aur Resources’ First Canadian property, 10 miles west of Val d’Or, Que. Based on surface drilling results, the deposit is estimated to contain drill-i…

The gold discovery by Metalore Resources not only sparked a staking rush into the Beardmore area of Ontario, but a stock market play as well. Announced by The Northern Miner in March, 1986, the news o…

Underground development and diamond drilling at the property of Duport Mining Co., at Shoal Lake, northwestern Ontario, has resulted in the establishment of substantial ore lengths at the third and fo…

In April, The Northern Miner Magazine featured a story on Inco’s Crean Hill mine in Sudbury, a shut- down nickel producer transformed by modern technology into a state-of-the-art, all-electric operati…

SEW-Eurodrive Co. of Canada, based in Bramalea, Ont., has opened its third Canadian plant, in Lasalle, Que. The new facility offers the Quebec mining industry its choice of more than two million diffe…

The world’s largest producer of tungsten ore, Canada Tungsten Mining Corp., has turned out a software program, as yet unnamed, to help run its worldwide operations and affiliates. CanTung is part of t…

Your recent article “Where to Explore” (March issue) claimed that British Columbia was among the least supportive of the provinces when it comes to assisting mineral development. Nothing could be fart…

The potential of artificial intelligence for assisting mill operators is believed to be awesome. By Patrick Whiteway Artificial intelligence (AI) has been compared to a porpoise stranded on a beach -…