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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Clifton Star Shifts Gears At Duparquet With Osisko Backing
VANCOUVER — The first drill results are in from a revised exploration program at Clifton Star Resources’ (CFO-V) Duparquet gold project in Quebec.
Timing Is Everything For American Bonanza’s Copperstone
Eighteen months ago American Bonanza Gold (BZA-T, ABGFF-O) came to a crossroad. Should it continue to expand its resource at the past-producing Copperstone gold mine in Arizona or move the mine back i…
Premier’s Hardrock Project Returns Record Intercept
Step-out drilling in the North zone at Premier Gold Mines’ (PG-T, PIRGF-O) advanced-stage Hardrock project, near Geraldton, Ont., returned an intercept of 5.37 grams gold per tonne over 57.1 metres –…
Riverstone Samples Gold At Nami In Burkina Faso
VANCOUVER — The latest sampling results at Riverstone Resources’ (RVS-V) Karma project in Burkina Faso have returned encouraging grades as the company heads into a formal drilling program in the area…
Base Metals And ‘Mineral Deposits That Matter’
VANCOUVER — Tough economic times and reduced access to capital will force companies to narrow their exploration efforts on “best-of-breed” mineral deposits, commodity experts told delegates at Roundup 2010, a recent conference sponsored by the…
Marathon Gears Up For Mining
SITE VISIT MARATHON, ONT. — Named after a paper mill company that created jobs and sparked a population boom about 65 years ago, Marathon is now a town dwindling in size with a hurting economy.Marathon Pulp shut suddenly last year putting…
Labrador Iron Mines Gets Provincial OK
VANCOUVER — Labrador Iron Mines Holding’s (LIM-T) is well on its way to opening a direct-shipping iron ore (DSO) mine near Schefferville, Que., Newfoundland and Labrador, The provincial cabinet has now given the project final environmental…
Iron Ore Prices To Rise, Even As China Curbs Liquidity: BHP
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BBL-L) chief Marius Kloppers told Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s “Inside Business” program in an interview on Feb. 12 that rebounding demand from China is likely to push up bench…
U3O8 Corp. To Acquire Mega Uranium’s South American Assets
Analysts are applauding Mega Uranium’s (MGA-T, MGAFF-O) decision to spin off its South American uranium assets to U3O8 Corp. (UWE-V).
Silverjack Shows Potential For Slam Exploration
VANCOUVER — A 20-hole drill program at the Silverjack project in New Brunswick has started to delineate a well-mineralized silver-copper- zinc-lead zone for owner Slam Exploration (SXL-V).
Coal And Copper Boost BC
Mining has been an integral part of British Columbia’s economy for more than 150 years. The industry was a strong performer again in 2009 with value of solid mineral production of about $5.7 billion from eight metal mines, nine coal mines and…