Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Vancouver — Initial drill results from Entree Gold‘s (ETG-V) wholly owned Lookout Hill project, in southern Mongolia, indicate zones of gold and copper mineralization.

Sagging metal prices sent the mining indices south during the holiday-shortened Sept. 1-7 report period. The gold index shed 3.26 points to end at 220.52, as the yellow metal lost US$9.55 per oz. to finish at US$398.10 in the afternoon in London o…

Vancouver-based Crosshair Exploration & Mining (CXX-V) has intersected significant gold at its Wing’s Point-Titan prospect, 40 km north of Gander, Nfld.

An Aboriginal group in northeastern Washington state has filed a suit to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce an administrative order against Teck Cominco (TEK-T) that would declare Lake Roosevelt a Su…

Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has told its shareholders to reject the renewed takeover offer from Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N). The company also says any shares that have already been tendered should be withdr…

Vancouver — Several Canadian-based companies have been ordered to halt their exploration programs in Eritrea. According to a press release released by the companies collectively, the Eritrean Ministry of Mines gave no reason for ordering the work…