Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A major reorganization of its Canada-wide exploration group has been put in place by Falconbridge Ltd. A principal thrust of the reorganization, the company’s vice- president exploration, M. J. Knucke…

Not surprising that de Havilland’s rugged little Beaver bush plane, an aircraft that has flown countless prospectors, geologists, etc. into Canada’s hinterland in search of metals and minerals, should…

The combination of high earnings, low-cost production and a generous dividend policy leads analysts Rick Cohen and Bill Richardson of Brown, Baldwin, Nisker Ltd. to recommend the purcase of shares of …

Initial platinum and palladium grades from a property in the northern part of Brazil have been obtained by The Northern Miner. Being worked jointly by a subsidiary of mining giant Rio Tinto Zinc and T…

Four additional properties have been picked up by All- North Resources and Chevron Minerals in the Kluane district of the Yukon. Known as the Kluane joint venture, the two companies say the 99 claims …

Dr Peter K. Kaiser, professor of Civil Engineering, University of Alberta, will be lecturing across Canada on the recent trends in construction of underground openings in rock, courtesy of the Canadia…

High grade intersections have been encountered in a northward extension of a gold zone under development at the Granges- MacMillan Mishibishu Lake project in northern Ontario, MacMillan Energy reports…

There are some very good surprises turning up at the Ungava property located in Cape Smith, Que., Jean Pierre Cloutier, Falconbridge Ltd.’s manager of exploration for that province, tells The Northern…

What’s the status of Carlson Mines’ industrial minerals project? I.C. Toronto, Ont. Vancouver-listed Carlson Resources’ 9-claim industrial minerals project is a kaolin and silica sand deposit near K…

Torene Gold Exploration says it has two drill rigs on its Harrington Cove property in Halifax Cty., N.S., working on a 10,000-ft phase 2 drilling program. Torene says drilling is confined to the MacLe…

With the acquisition of the controlling block of shares in Fleck Resources whose principle asset is the 34-million-ton platinum group metals deposit in Marathon, Ont., Toronto-listed Laurasia Resource…

Underground development work is well under way at the Jolu property of Mahogany Minerals Resources and Canadian Premium Resource Corp. in the La Ronge area of Saskatchewan. Preparation of the portal s…