Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A recent $1.6-million financing will provide funds for NFX Gold (NFXG-C) to explore various properties in northern Ontario.The junior company’s primary focus will be the Cheminis mine and Raven River …

Although the crowd of juniors searching for nickel near the Voisey’s Bay deposit in Labrador is thinning, a few hangers-on are still searching for an extension of the Eastern Deeps zone.That zone, a p…

Calco Resources (KLC-V) has changed its name to Berkshire International Mining (BKR-V) on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis.

The syndicate formed by Quebec city-based juniors Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M), Vior Mining Exploration (Vio-M) and Azimut Exploration (AZM-M) has staked an additional 179 claims south of the Lac Volan…

The mining industry in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is dominated by world-class deposits, mainly because the significant political risk and lack of infrastructure there have shaped the industry so that only…

Toronto-based Rio Algom (ROM-T) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have upped the resource estimate for their jointly held Antamina copper-zinc project, 480 km north of Lima, Peru.Results from the first 61 hole…

Radar imaging is a powerful tool for mineral exploration, though, like any tool, it has its limitations.The Landsat MSS satellite, for example, was originally promoted as a panacea for exploration com…

James Geyer appointed senior vice-president; Richard Kehmeier appointed vice-president of exploration; and Mary Smith appointed vice-president of administration.

Capitalism has been good for George Soros, so it is not surprising that the wealthy American businessman raised eyebrows when he argued, in a recent essay in The Atlantic Monthly, that the main enemy …

Michael Dearden appointed director and president.

Noel Devine appointed senior vice-president of operations.

George Plewes appointed chairman.