Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Weak Metal Prices spell gloom for juniors

The TSX Venture Exchange took another hit over the June 9-15 trading period, losing almost 50 points to close at 1523. The price of gold continued to struggle and ended the period at roughly US$389 per oz., down slightly from US$391 on June 8.



Man dies in coal mine

A contractor working at Anglo Coal’s Dartbrook mine, near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, was killed when the shaft in which he was working collapsed.


Tahera stock churns as Jericho project approved

The week of June 9-15 saw a lot of trading, with the 10 most-active companies all trading over 7 million shares. The spot price for gold in the afternoon on June 15 in London closed at US$386.50, down US$5.85 from a week previously.


The Pimenton camp in the High Andes, 135 km northeast of Santiago and close to the border with Argentina.

Pimenton catapults SAG&C to producer status

Santiago, Chile — Having recently ramped up to production, the Pimenton gold and copper mine in the High Andes of central Chile is bringing South American Gold & Copper Co. (SAG-T) a big step closer to its goal of becoming a si…





Golden ribbons at Forest Hill

Acadian Gold (ADA-V) is defining high-grade gold intercepts at its 51-sq.-km Forest Hill project, 40 km southeast of Antigonish, N.S.


Ivanhoe resumes work at Kharmagtai

Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has resumed drilling on the Kharmagtai property, 120 km north of its Oyu Tolgoi (Turquoise Hill) copper-gold deposit in Mongolia.



Australian budget disappoints

The Australian government’s 2004-5 budget failed to deliver on incentives for mineral exploration, and this failure is meeting with criticism from the mining industry.


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