Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Champion Resources (CHL-V) has completed a private placement financing of 1.7 million units at a price of 65cents each, for total proceeds of $1.1 million.Each unit consists of one common share and a …

Vancouver-based junior First Quantum Minerals (FM-V) soon will have two operating mines in Africa.First Quantum’s primary project in Africa is the Bwana Mkubwa copper mine, situated within a 5,615-ha …

The world’s leading marketer of diamonds, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-N), is strengthening its presence in Canada by opening an office in Vancouver, an emerging diamond mining centre.Under the m…

Zambia has undergone a remarkable economic transformation during the last few years, as large parts of its economic engine, state-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, have been broken off and sold …

Ugandan officials are counting on Banff Resources (BFF-V) to lead the East African country back to a significant level of metal production.Uganda’s mining industry has spent about two decades in the d…

Toronto-based AmCan Minerals (AMF-V) has completed negotiations to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Oriole Mining.Oriole’s assets include five major diamond-bearing properties in Angola, thre…

A new treatment plant installed by Nora Exploration (NXI-M) is operating on schedule and below estimated cost at the company’s diamond project in Ghana.The junior says the plant, which consists of two…

Best known for its attempt to acquire a stake in the Busang project in Indonesia, Minorca Resources (mar-t) has since shifted its focus to Africa.The Toronto-based junior recently signed an agreement …