Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drills turn at Riyadh property

The second phase of a 50,000-ft. drill program is under way at the Riyadh gold property in Ghana, West Africa.Operator Intenational Tournigan (ITG-V) says new roads and 15 drill pads have been constru…


Breakwater Resources aims to join zinc big-leagues

Having closed the acquisition of the Nanisivik mine in the Arctic, and with the Caribou and Restigouche mines slated for production, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) expects to be the third-largest zinc p…


Eldorado raises exploration funds

Junior Eldorado Gold has completed its merger with exploration affiliate HRC Development and entered into a $91-million financing agreement.A syndicate of underwriters will buy 10 million special warr…






Campbell Res. hits gold in Sonora

Reverse-circulation drilling has intersected gold mineralization at two prospects at the Santa Gertrudis property in Mexico’s Sonora state, as Campbell Resources (CCH-T) continues its effort to build …


Viceroy pours gold at Brewery Creek

Brewery Creek, the largest lode gold mine ever built in the Yukon, has poured its first dore bar.Owner Viceroy Resource reports that the pour consisted of 1,320 oz. of 80% gold.Situated 58 km east of …


Radisson finds free gold at O’Brien

Surface exploration by Radisson Mining Resources (RDS-M) has confirmed a zone of at least three quartz veins containing free gold at the past-producing O’Brien gold mine in the Abitibi region of Quebe…


Corrections (November 25, 1996)

World nonferrous exploration spending rose to $3.5 billion in 1996.Incorrect information appeared in our Nov. 4 issue.


Northern Orion drills Agua Rica

Drill results are expanding to the potential of the massive Agua Rica porphyry copper-gold-silver-molybdenum deposit in Argentina.Situated in the northwestern province of Catamarca, the project is a 3…


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