Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Having replenished its till, Corner Bay Minerals (bay-t) is again drilling its already sizable Alamo Dorado silver-gold deposit in Mexico’s Sonora state.Alamo Dorado hosts an independently measured re…

After more than a year of delays, Western Quebec Mines (WQM-T) and Dynacor Mines (DYN-M) have completed their initial public offering of junior explorer Wesdome Gold Mines (WDG-M).Wesdome be…

Ongoing drilling at the Samira Hill project in Niger has confirmed two high-grade zones in the otherwise low-grade Libiri gold deposit.Partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Semafo (SMF-T) are in the…

Fjordland Minerals (FML-V) is planning a first phase of exploration for its newly optioned Kibler platinum-palladium property, near Pickle Lake in northwestern Ontario.The junior secured rights to ear…

Canada’s junior stock market blew past the 3,800-point level for the first time, helped by a strong technology index. The Canadian Venture Exchange tacked on 260.35 points, or 7.3%, during the report …

Despite incurring US$95 million in merger and write-down costs, Placer Dome (PDG-T) managed to turn a healthy profit in 1999.North America’s third-largest gold mining company earned US$35 million, (or…