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Last year represented the second full year of operation of the Obed mine, which started producing in the fall of 1984. The open-pit mine is 24 km northeast of Hinton, Alta., and is a joint venture ope…

A temporary dock has been completed at Couteau Bay, on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. Over the coming months, it will be used to dock a $3- million supply vessel, Couteau Supplier, which will …

The market chalked up yet another wild week with the composite 300 tacking on 107.81 pts to new- high at 3,354.3. Golds provided part of the impetus mid-week as the price of gold on commodity markets …

Since production started last May, Blackdome Mining’s gold project, 150m iles north of Vancouver, B.C., has exceeded expectations. Indeed, it is probably the highest grade gold mining operation in wes…

In conversation with Karl J. Springer, president of Leitch Gold Mines, The Northern Miner learned that the first gold brick from the new mill should be poured around the middle of the month. Mill tonn…

Japanese consumers have negotiated lower prices and contract volumes for metallurgical coal they will obtain from Westar Mining in southeastern, B.C. The company’s Balmer and Greenhills operations wil…

It was incorrctly reported in the Toronto Stock Exchange column in the Jan 26 issue of The Northern Miner that Campbell Red Lake held a 14% stake in Lac Minerals. Campbell Red Lake holds a 4.5% intere…

Nor-Quest Resources reports it has acquired outright an established 1,200-ton-per-day mine, mill and land located near Salmo, B. C., on a 2,000-crown-grant mining property. The company says negotiatio…

One area of mine management which offers significant opportunity to improve productivity and reduce costs is the design of the mining process. Mine planners are normally responsible for this activity….

Western Canada’s platinum potential has largely been unrecognized. But with the metal now selling at a premium to gold, major companies are actively exploring for platinum once again. Placer Developme…

Events and achievements in minerals exploration in 1986 confirmed Papua New Guinea as one of the places to be for gold explorationists and producers alike. Precious metals exploration activity rose to…

Bighorn Development Corp. has acquired an option from Catear Resources and a private Calgary- based company to earn up to 60% interest of approximately 54,000 acres in the Sulphurets area of British C…