Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Richmont takes reins at Island Gold

Vancouver — A positive resource estimate has induced Richmont Mines (RIC-T) to acquire a majority interest in the Island Gold project in Ontario from Patricia Mining (PAT-V).


Placer Dome sees higher costs in 2005 (December 20, 2004)

Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T) predicts higher production costs for its gold and copper operations in 2005, owing to a weak U.S. dollar, and only a slight increase in metal production. However, strong gold and copper prices sh…


Battle rages for Arizona Star

Vancouver — A disgruntled major shareholder in Arizona Star (AZS-T) is trying to wrestle control of the junior miner away from its affiliate, Bema Gold (BGO-T), through a heated proxy battle that was to have…


Eugne Gauthier, Northern Star's vice-president of exploration, stands over the opening of the Malartic Goldfields shaft no. 1.

Northern Star Mining on target in Abitibi

Val d’Or, Que. — Northern Star Mining (NSM-V) is working steadily toward defining a gold resource that will revive the historic Malartic Goldfields mine property, 16 km west of here, and its goal is closer with each positive dr…


Minmetals deal unfairly funded

This is the second of two parts taken from a paper titled China Minmetals and Noranda: A Backdoor Nationalization Process of Canada’s Natural Resources? Part one was published in the Dec. 10-16 issue of The Northern Miner. The paper was written an…


First Quantum hits copper at Kashime

Vancouver — First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has discovered a new area of copper mineralization at the Kashime prospect, part of the Mkushi property in Zambia.


Bendigo builds confidence (December 20, 2004)

Having spent more than A$105 million on exploration and assessment over the past seven years, Bendigo Mining has confirmed the informal “resource potential” of its New Bendigo gold project in southeastern Australia’s Victoria st…


Don’t be too hard on China

The recent editorial (T.N.M., Dec. 3-9/04) castigating China for its continued human rights abuses and restrictions of many of the freedoms we take for granted here in Canada was an unexpected and notable departure for The Northern Miner, receivin…



Friends at court

The recent convention of the Northwest Mining Association heard some hopeful sounds from the United States government and Congress on the Mining Law.


Cassidy proves up Kouroussa

Vancouver — Drilling by Cassidy Gold (CDY-V) has cut another zone of supergene enrichment at the Kouroussa property in Guinea.



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