Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Lassie Red Lake Gold Mines, formerly listed on the Canadian Dealing Network under the symbol LRLG, has merged with a subsidiary of Placer Dome (PDG-T)Minority shareholders of Lassie Red Lake voted 95….

The press release of Nov. 5, 1991, set off alarm bells in London, Sydney and Johannesburg, where headlines heralded a “major discovery” and a “coup” for Australia’s BHP Minerals. Foreign investors scr…

The recent submission to the federal government of an environmental assessment for the proposed Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories sets in motion the permitting process for what will be, in all …

Stepping out from known mineralization at the Bongara zinc property in northern Peru, partners Cominco (CLT-T) and Solitario Resources (SLR-T) have encountered more high-grade zinc.Some 500 metres nor…

A unit of Australia’s Delta Gold has inked a deal with three Canadian juniors to explore for diamonds in southwestern Zimbabwe.The 5-year option agreement allows Delta to earn 51% of four diamond proj…

A new mineral investment policy in South Africa is expected to open up exploration and mining in that country following decades of dominance by the large mining houses.A new white paper, announced by …

Juniors Layfield Resources (LAY-V) and Contiki Resources (TKI-V) have teamed up to explore the Molopo diamond property in Botswana.The two companies recently concluded an agreement allowing Contiki to…

Over the past three months, Montreal-based junior Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) has secured $200,000 from various provincial government bodies and pension funds.In August, Sodemex and Sodemex II each…

Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) has received a preliminary resource estimate for the Rio Suro zone at its Virgen project in north-central Peru.An independent calculation by Roscoe Postle Associates indic…