Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Without leaving the comfort of Toronto’s Royal York Hotel, delegates of the 63rd annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in early March were able to sample a tempting…

After 34 years, British conglomerate Lonrho has severed its links with its founder, Roland (Tiny) Rowland. Lonrho says Rowland has ceased to be a director or employee of the company, Agence France Pre…

Partially privatized gold producer Ashanti Goldfields of Ghana dominates economic activity on Accra’s fledgling stock exchange, according to figures released by a senior exchange official in Accra. As…

By constructing a gold leaching plant at the Aurora mine near Hawthorne, Nev., Electra Mining Consolidated (VSE) hopes to boost capacity for processing ore, as well as accelerate gold recovery from th…

Although multinational De Beers Consolidated Mines has dropped its option to earn a 60% interest in the Yamba Lake joint venture in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories, its wholly owne…

Drilling has extended the Olcott zone at depth and in a southeasterly direction, Allegheny Mines (ASE) reports from its northwestern Ontario gold project. Six holes intersected the structure to a vert…

Mining giant Barrick Gold (TSE) has released the results from the first 1,927 metres of drilling on the Michaud claims north of Kirkland Lake, Ont. Three holes were drilled to test the Porcupine Desto…

Junior Da Capo Resources (VSE) continues to work its Bolivian properties, with promising results. Assays from diamond drilling on the Capa Circa property include 126.4 metres of 0.98 gram gold per ton…

A private placement is expected to provide Black Swan Gold Mines (TSE) with $1.2 million, which it will use to acquire and develop the Santa Helena and Novo Mundo gold prospects in Brazil. The placeme…

Gearing up for production during the third quarter of this year at its Eagle River gold project near Wawa, Ont., River Gold Mines (TSE) has reached a leasing deal for the nearby Magnacon mill. The mil…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $383.10 + $6.80 Silver* $4.68 + $0.21 Platinum* $419.50 + $10.50 Nickel** $3.47 + $0.22 Lead** $0.26 + $0.01 Copper $1.32 + $0.04 Zinc $0.46 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotiaba…

A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stalling the permitting process required to reopen the historic Alaska-Juneau gold mine. The project is owned by Echo Bay Mines (TSE). A Techni…