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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Mineral Resources’ bid on hold
Checked in its bid for a 32% stake in Anvil Range Mining (ARO-T), Mineral Resources (MIC-T) says it has been “forced to re-evaluate” its offer for outstanding shares of the company.Mineral Resources m…
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AFRICA SPECIAL — Int’l Tournigan hunts for African elephants
International Tournigan (ITG-V) may be based in Vancouver, but the lion’s share of its operations are on the Dark Continent.Although the company holds properties in Papua New Guinea and Stewart, B.C.,…
AFRICA SPECIAL — Birim makes fresh discoveries at Dunkwa
“Better safe in Ghana than sorry anywhere else” could well be the motto of Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) in West Africa.The company has restricted its exploration efforts in that part of the world to two G…
AFRICA SPECIAL — Northern Ghana’s potential begins to attract attention
More than a dozen companies have acquired prospecting licences in northern Ghana, testifying to the region’s mineral potential.Activity in the country’s northern, upper western and upper eastern regio…
Franc-Or drills gold in French Guiana
Drilling by Franc-Or Resources (FOR-T) at its Haute-Mana project in central French Guiana is confirming the presence of gold mineralization at depth.Results have been received from six holes drilled o…
VenCan, River Gold report impressive Edwards mine assays
Assays from sill drifting in the two zones being developed at the Edwards gold mine near Dubreuilville, Ont., have revealed a higher grade than was expected.The mine is owned by VenCan Gold (VCG-M) bu…
Yamana gains ground in Washington state
Yamana Resources (YRI-T) has added some U.S. prospects to its exploration portfolio, which previously consisted only of projects in South American and Indonesia.The three gold and copper properties, w…
AFRICA SPECIAL — Akiko explores Afere-Antubia ground
Exploration is set to begin on the 54-sq.-mile Afere-Antubia gold concession of Akiko Gold Resources (AKI-V) in Ghana’s Bibiani greenstone belt.The land package contains the old, underground Antubia m…
AFRICA SPECIAL — Oliver sets exploration pace in Mali
Legend has it that back in 1433, the emperor of Mali took eight tons of gold with him on his pilgrimage to Mecca. Now a Vancouver junior, Oliver Gold (OGO-V), is trying to locate the source of that of…
AFRICA SPECIAL — NEWS ROUNDUP — Claimstaker eyes Ghana prospect
Management of Claimstaker Resources (CLN-V) is negotiating to acquire a major interest in a property in western Ghana.The junior says the large land package is 20 km along trend from a gold discovery …