Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Australia attracted 17.3% of global exploration funding last year, more than any other country in the world, though spending fell 19% to A$676.3 million from the previous year. Gold was the main targe…

Denver — Palabora Mining is settling into what could be a long strike, after negotiations failed to reach an agreement over a 3-week walkout at the Palabora copper mine in South Africa.The company, a…

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T19.3ComincoCLT-T5.1FalconbridgeFL-T6.7Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.3Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N6.7Homestake MiningHM-N4….

In the first half of 2001, sales of rough gem diamonds by the Diamond Trading Co. (DTC), the marketing arm of De Beers, were hampered by a slowdown in the global economy, particularly in the U.S., whi…

Vancouver — An updated resource estimate on Golden Goose Resources’ (GGR-V) Magino project, near Wawa, Ont., may put some life back into the past-producer.Timmins-based Reddick Consulting tabled a to…

Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Etruscan Resources (EET-T) has taken on two more exploration permits in Mali, thereby increasing its exposure to the geologically prospective Mali West shear zone.Th…

Vancouver-based Anzex Resources (AZX-V) has completed two holes of a 4-hole drilling program at its Woodlawn platinum prospect in Southland, New Zealand.Assay results are pending, though the company s…