Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM)has issued the final environmental impact statement for the Olinghouse gold project near Reno, Nev.Now that the BLM has approved its plan of operations, Alta Go…

A trial date has been set in an 11-year-old lawsuit launched by Scintilore Exploration (SLP-T) against prospectors John Larche and Donald McKinnon over proceeds from the sale of properties in the Heml…

Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has intersected bonanza gold and silver grades at its Ivanhoe property, in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The junior hit a number of epithermal, multi-stage, quartz veins containing hi…

A new crop of juniors is exploring for minerals in Nevada, and not all are looking for gold; several are pursuing copper and silver targets.* Calgary-based Cascade Metals (CEM-A), while focused primar…

Potgeitersrus, South Africa — Three years of exploration at the Klipspringer project have turned what started as a single showing into a significant diamond producer.Operator SouthernEra Resources (S…

Drilling is underway on the 101,000-ha Peace River prospect in north-central Alberta.Primero Industries (PMI-V) holds an option to earn a half-interest in the project from New Claymore Resources (NCS-…

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During 1997, Viceroy Resource’s (VOY-T) share of production from its two mines totalled 158,348 oz. gold at an average cash cost of US$244 per oz.Since achieving commercial production last May, the fu…

Softrock Minerals (SFT-A) has identified areas of anomalous gold mineralization at its Lindenow property in southeastern Greenland.In the portion of the property known as Kutseq, preliminary explorati…

Alexander Bay, South Africa — Although it produces from several operations, Trans Hex Group remains focused on alluvial diamond production at its Orange River property near here.Situated 50 km upstre…

Toronto-based Minorca Resources (MAR-T) recently purchased 1.3 million shares of Canarc Resource (CCM-T), and followed up this $1-million private placement by acquiring an additional 800,000 Canarc sh…

The first hole drilled by ProAm Explorations (PMX-V) has failed to hit the motherlode at the Golden Boy project north of Winnipeg, Man.While the drilling did intersect extensive disseminated sulphides…