Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drill results keep hope alive at South Voisey’s Bay

It isn’t the glittering confirmation of mineral riches that investors has been hoping for — but it isn’t bad.Nickel grades found in the season’s last drill hole at the South Voisey’s Bay project in L…


Old, new mining districts subjects of tour

Historic and current mining operations in Europe and Mexico will be the focus of several tours offered by a British company throughout 1998.Regions scheduled to be visited include:* the Iberian pyrite…



DIAMOND PAGE — Nora ups production in Namibia

Nora Exploration (NXI-M) has increased production at its diamond concession in Namibia.Production in November topped 32 tons per hour, representing a fourfold increase over previous rates. Grade and c…


DIAMOND PAGE — Plug pulled on Acordo

Trans Hex International (THI-T) has discontinued work at the Acordo diamond project in Brazil’s Tocantins state.The company had already earned an 80% stake in the joint-venture project from privately …


Gold panning to benefit hospital

A gold panning charity event will be held from Jan. 28-30, at the Vancouver Art Gallery.All funds raised by the event will be donated to British Columbia’s Hospital Foundation. Participants in the eve…



Noront, Alto await Windfall results

A preliminary program of three diamond drill holes totalling 717 metres has been completed on the Windfall Lake base metal and gold project in northwestern Quebec.Situated 90 km east of Lebel-Sur-Quvi…




Armada secures funds for Erdmin project

Armada Gold (AAU-T) has secured financing to continue its expansion of the Erdmin copper plant in Mongolia.The second phase of the expansion is designed to boost daily copper output to 60 from 10 tonn…


Sulliden hits more copper-gold in Peru

Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) has intersected additional porphyry copper-gold mineralization at its Peruvian project known as Las Huaquillas.In the San Antonio zone, diamond drill hole 17 intersected 1…


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