Odds ‘n’ Sods: Forest fire at the mine
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Odds ‘n’ sods: Book recounts Wheaton River’s rise
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Odds ‘n’ sods: The ride of my life at Golden Patricia
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Odds ‘n’ sods: Mills’ date with serendipity
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Odds ‘n’ sods: A piece of The Rock
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Odds ‘n’ sods: Sometimes smaller is better
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Odds ‘n’ sods: From geologist to scribe
September is my tenth year at The Northern Miner, and to mark the occasion, I’m being honoured with a choice of either a pen set or an extra week of holidays. It will be a tough decision. . . . All kidding aside, it has been a remarkable run. It’s…
Odds ‘n’ sods: Time to move on
We’ve been given a box and told to pack up our belongings. This isn’t because of a restructuring, or layoffs. No one is losing his job. The office is changing locations, pure and simple.
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Tales of Hudson Bay
— The following is the first of three excerpts from Quin Kola: Tom Payne’s Search for Gold. The book is published by Crossfield Publishing in Okotoks, Alta. Copies are available for $25 at CSPG.org o…
Odds ‘n’ sods: Flying over Red Lake
The idea of flying prospectors and supplies into the field occurred to John Hammel in 1925, when he engaged the air service branch of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests to fly 15 tons of supp…
Odds ‘n’ sods: Remembering Harry Morgan
For several years, I’ve written articles about the great and unusual people I’ve met in the mineral exploration and promotion business, but none impressed me more than the late Dr. J.H. (Harry) Morgan…
Odds ‘n’ sods: A multi-purpose shaft
The late, great prospector John “Scotty” Skodusky of Margaree of Cape Breton Island, N.S., was a dreamer.The first day I met Skodusky, in 1961, I was still a geological sprout. I phoned him and mentio…