Articles by Northern Miner Staff



Imperial’s Silvertip yields solid results

Imperial Metals (IPM-T) has completed 8,000 metres of drilling in search of additional mineralization at the Silvertip massive sulphide project in northern British Columbia.The property, formerly know…



Barrick explores Dee at depth

Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has signed an agreement allowing it to explore the deeper potential of Rayrock Yellowknife Resources’ (RAY-T) Dee gold property in Nevada.Barrick will spend at least US$2 million …


DIAMOND PAGE — DiamondWorks sells gems

Vancouver-based DiamondWorks (DMW-T) has received more than US$3.1 million from the sale of its first parcel of diamonds from the Luo diamond mine in northeastern Angola.The parcel, sold in Antwerp, B…


COMMENTARY — Reforesting Brazilian mine sites

As part of a commitment to sustainable development, Mineracao Rio do Norte (MRN) and Alcan Aluminio do Brasil are participating in a renewal project in the Brazilian Amazon.The Trombetas bauxite mine …


DIAMOND PAGE — Hymex sells alluvial diamonds

Vancouver-based junior Hymex Diamond (HMD-V) has sold just under 11,000 carats of diamonds from its properties in Guinea, West Africa.Proceeds of the sale, held in Antwerp, Belgium, amounted to US$808…


EDITORIAL — The legacy of Busang — Tighter rules on foreign projects Regulators and mining industry experts are engaged in much soul-searching, and a good part of this exercise is aimed at finding ways to ensure that a massive fraud such as Bre-X Minerals’ Busang project does not happen again.

While this infamous bungle in the jungle was an extraordinary event, an open discussion on tightening up the rules of the game is taking place in Toronto. Several proposals for reforms have already be…



Sampling serves Indomin

Geochemical sampling on two Indonesian properties held by Indomin Resources (IRL-V) has revealed potential areas of gold-bearing mineralization.At the Busang North project in Kalimantan, six of 13 loo…


Blackstone Res. Hits nickel-zinc in Yukon Territory

Reconnaissance drilling by partners Blackstone Resources (BZZ-A) and Glenhaven Resources (GNN-A) has encountered a stratigraphically controlled nickel-zinc horizon on the Taiga property, 100 km northe…


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