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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Barrick buys into Arequipa
Shareholders of Arequipa Resources (AQP-T) have tendered 93% of the outstanding shares of the company under the terms of the offer from Barrick Gold (ABX-T).Most Arequipa shareholders opted for the sh…
Corner Bay drills San Martin play
Junior Corner Bay Minerals (BAY-T) is drill-testing the San Martin oxide copper project in Chihuahua state, Mexico. The 12-hole program will cover at least 2,000 metres in an attempt to follow up geol…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Scotland’s first gold mine to start up next year
Although it is not likely to rival the world’s top gold producers in South Africa and the U.S., a small, high-grade mine is about to put Scotland on the producers’ map.Situated near the town of Tyndru…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Results add sparkle to El Escobar
The Escobar gold project of Santa Cruz Gold (SCG-T), site of an underground mine that closed in the 1960s, is once again displaying potential for gold production.Santa Cruz is seeking to develop an ep…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — El Callao deepens Lo Increible gold deposit in Venezuela
Drilling on its Lo Increible property in Venezuela, El Callao Mining (ECM-V) (in which Bema Gold [BGO-T] holds a 50.4% interest) has extended one of its gold deposits downdip.Strong gold grades have b…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Tess stake sold
Newmont Gold (NGC-N) has bought the remaining 25% interest in the Tess gold property from a unit of Quest International (QIX-T).The major paid US$6.25 million for the interest, thereby boosting its ow…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Drill results add shine to Dorlin gold project in French Guiana
A 4-company joint venture, involving Guyanor Ressources (GRL.B-T), Golden Star Resources (GSC-T), Cambior (CBJ-T) and Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T), is encouraged by results from the first phase of core…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — SAGC beefing up Pimenton mine
Exploration and development of reserves at the Pimenton gold mine in Chile is progressing well, reports 56% owner South American Gold & Copper (SAG-T).Comprising 2,660 ha, the property lies 215 km nor…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Link Minerals tests pre-Colmbian producer
Among the projects being explored by Link Mineral Ventures (LMVL-C) in Central America is the Cana, situated in Panama’s Darin province, where high-grade gold in a breccia pipe has been mined since pr…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Stellar explores in western Mexico
Junior Stellar Gold (SG-V) plans to spend $100,000 over the next two months exploring a newly acquired gold-silver prospect in western Mexico.The land package, which comprises 1,500 ha of claims, was …
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Changes in store for Geomaque’s San Francisco mine
If all goes well, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) will soon turn the four small pits at its San Francisco gold mine into one large pit and greatly expand its heap-leach pad area.Development and expansio…