Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Geophysical and soil geochemical surveys are in progress on the Buchans base metal property in west-central Newfoundland. Current owner Thunderwood Resources (TSE) reports that the property hosted the…

Development drilling at La Colorada mine property near Hermosillo, Mexico, is proving successful for owner Eldorado (TSE). The proven and probable mineral resource is now estimated at 12 million tons …

The Ridgeway gold mine in South Carolina is back on the auction block following the announcement that Kinross Gold (TSE) and Kennecott Minerals have terminated their negotiations. In October, Kinross …

Timothy Green, author of The World of Gold, has kept a close eye on gold markets for much of the past three decades. That was a relatively easy task years ago, he says, when it was a straightforward p…

Three factors — higher metal prices, production from two new mines, and the purchase of an interest in a smelter — helped strengthen Metall Mining’s (TSE) performance in the third quarter. The compa…

A $77-million expansion plan has been approved for the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Vancouver-based Placer Dome (TSE) holds an 18.9% interest in the joint venture. Among the other part…

Junior Aquaterre Mineral Development (VSE) has acquired half of the Georgia River property in northwestern British Columbia. Previous work outlined a drill-indicated and inferred resource of 304,000 t…

Gold is not the only commodity of interest to mining companies active in Venezuela. Jordex Resources (TSE) recently announced interim results from a feasibility study on its Loma de Hierro nickel late…

Base metals have been the wallflowers of the mining industry for much of the past decade, taking a back seat to gold, and even, for a time, attracting less investor interest than the pursuit of Canadi…

In 1966, New Senator Mines drilled a wildcat exploratory hole in a churchyard in the beautiful village of Margaretsville on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. On the first day that the drill rig was bei…

In its issue of June 14, 1993, The Northern Miner published an article on the first and second pages under the headline “Gold values elusive at Oregon exploration property.” The article contained refe…

After 17 years of socialist rule and an ensuing civil war, the transitional government of Ethiopia is instituting a number of policies aimed at improving the political, social and economic sectors of …