Going for gold in Colombia
Santiago, Chile — Gold exploration in Colombia will top US$30 million this year as the country shapes up to be a key prospect over the next decade for miners looking to this forgotten part of the wor…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Australia enjoying new nickel boom
Perth, Western Australia — Australia’s new nickel boom is a lot like the one that put the country on the world nickel map in the 1970s….
Need for balanced approach to exploration
The natural focus at the initial stages of exploration is to delineate the area of interest and demonstrate the financial feasibility of a mining project. However, mining companies need to make enviro…
Aurcana grabbing Mexican mine (March 06, 2006)
Vancouver — Aurcana (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) is boosting its Mexican minerals portfolio with an agreement to acquire the La Negra silver-zinc-copper-lead mine in Queretaro state….
Lynn Lake: the next revived nickel mine?
After spending seven months digitizing and analyzing a truckload of paper data, Seymour Exploration (SEZ-V) is testing the resulting targets on its Lynn Lake property in northern Mani…
Uganda’s minerals industry getting back into gear
Kampala, Uganda — At one time, the annual value of Uganda’s mineral product was far greater than that of its East African neighbours, Tanzania and Kenya. This came to a halt during the political unre…
Latin America’s base metals miners expect bumper year
Lima, Peru — Latin American mining projects are famously difficult to pronounce: Michiquillay and Pukaqaqa are just two such tongue twisters. Yet, with mineral prices defying all forecasts of a slowd…
Uranium gaining attention in Namibia
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Breakwater turns a corner
Breakwater Resources (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) is taking full advantage of a soaring zinc price to reinvest in its existing mines, look for acquisitions, and investigate the hidden potential of anomalies disco…
Gold Hawk finances Tamboraque
Vancouver — A proposed $14-million private placement should provide Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) with sufficient resources to complete the acquisition of the Tamboraque polym…
Mtn Lake sizes Bobby’s Pond
Consultants Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA) will spend the next five to six weeks completing an independent technical report on Mountain Lake Resources‘ (MOA-V, MLKRF-O) Bobby’s Pond m…
Base metals prices: yet higher
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