Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The return of an ocean-going production vessel to the Luderitz Bay diamond concession, off the coast of Namibia, has increased recovery rates for Namibian Minerals (NMR-T).The MV Kovambo returned to t…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index lost 3.57 points, or 0.56%, to close at 632.51 over the report period ended April 21. The mining index also dipped, losing 8.2 points, or 1.6%, to close at…

Corona Gold (CRG-T) reports mixed results from diamond drilling carried out on the Troutfly Lake properties in the Dryden-Sioux Lookout area of northwestern Ontario.Most of the targets tested in the 9…

The VSE has accepted for filing a non-brokered private placement of 522,419 units of Consolidated Trilogy Ventures (CTJ-V) at 31cents each, for proceeds of $162,000.Each unit consists of one share and…

Ottawa-based chemical detection technology firm Intelligent Detection Systems (IDS) has offered to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Concord, Ont.-based instrumentation manufacturer Sci…

Much has been written about the exploration and development of mines in Canada, but little about the roads that service them.In the old days, access to a site was provided by water or rail. However, a…

A group headed by Australia’s Normandy Mining (NDY-T) has made a promising gold discovery at Perama Hill, 15 km northwest of Alexandroupolis in northeastern Greece.The discovery was made by Thracean G…

Uranium miner Cameco (CCO-T) has entered into an agreement-in-principle to acquire the two North American-based subsidiaries of German-based Uranerzbergbau.The deal will see Uranerzbergbau, which is j…

Mining analysts Glenn Brown and Richard Gray of Canaccord Capital see more upside for Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T), a Vancouver-based junior which holds a 45% interest in San Nicolas, a classic Kur…