Articles by Northern Miner Staff

PIC Prospectors International (PIK:VSE) has changed its name to Starx Resource (SXX:VSE) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.

Two juniors have entered into agreements with Placer Dome (TSE) related to royalties on a property in Quebec’s Bourlamaque Twp. Placer recently acquired the property, which adjoins its Sigma gold mine…

Having completed a due diligence review, Repadre Capital has decided not buy a 5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on Greenstone Resources’ (TSE) Santa Rosa gold mine in Panama. Greenstone was to have…

A wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-listed International Gold Resources (IGR) has entered a lease and option agreement with Sunshine Mining and Refining (NYSE). The agreement covers the exploration, …

An option agreement concerning the Thunder Creek property, found west of Timmins, Ont., has been signed by Band-Ore Resources (CDN), the property owner, and Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE). Hemlo can earn a 60…

CDN-listed Glen Auden Resources has encountered what appears to be promising mineralization at a property near Casa Berardi, Que. The junior has drilled eight holes on the 2-claim property, which is u…

Two juniors — Sikaman Gold Resources (TSE) and Latin American Gold (VSE) — have agreed to collaborate in an effort to secure, evaluate and, if appropriate, develop several properties in Argentina. L…

The owners of La Colorada gold mine near Hermosillo, Mexico, report an operating rate of 25,000 oz. per year and an increase in minable resources to 305,000 oz. Eldorado (TSE) has a 70% interest in th…

Channel sampling on the Number 9 vein at the Gordon Lake property northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., continues to yield high-grade assays. Keylock Resources (ASE) reports that samples have run as high …

The recent signing of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative Leadership Accord was viewed as a major achievement by the mining industry — the start of a process to solve problems through dialogue, with env…

A feasibility study is nearing completion for the Loma de Hierro nickel laterite deposit, 50 km southwest of Caracas, Venezuela. About a year ago, Jordex Resources (TSE) signed an agreement allowing A…

Grassroots exploration is on the decline in most parts of Canada, and one of the main reasons for this disturbing trend is that companies are not certain they will be able to mine what they find. We a…