Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Suit against Tiomin dismissed

A lawsuit lodged in Kenya against the local subsidiary of Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has been dismissed.The suit, which sought to prevent development of the Kwale titanium-sands project on the Indian Oc…


Vueltas reserves halved

Reserves at the Vueltas del Rio mine in Honduras have been more than halved, following an independent review.Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) reports that the amount of minable material in the proven and…



Monument Bay yields high grades

The first hole reported from an ongoing drill program at Monument Bay, Man., assayed nearly an ounce of gold over 2.35 metres. The project is shared between Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) and Bema Gold (BG…


Aurizon raises $5 million for Casa Berardi work

Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) has arranged an offering that will raise $5 million for exploration work at the Casa Berardi gold deposit, 95 km north of La Sarre in northwestern Quebec.The offering, being made…


Olympus eyes gold-bearing skarn (April 08, 2002)

Vancouver — With the price of gold moving higher, the timing could not be better for Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) to start drilling a high-grade skarn target on its Phuoc Son property in central …


Inco told to clean up houses

Ontario’s Ministry of Environment has ordered Inco to clean 25 residential properties polluted by its nickel refinery in Port Colborne.The decision is consistent with a draft order issued in October 2…



Learning from Musselwhite

The Musselwhite gold deposit in northwestern Ontario is on land belonging to First Nations. Dealing with the development concerns of First Nations created an additional challenge for Placer Dome beyon…


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