Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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The board of directors of former uranium producer Denison Mines (TSE) has determined that it cannot redeem (as of Sept. 15) any of its Series B preferred shares and that no payment will be made at thi…

Diamonds were first discovered in Brazil in 1725, and the Latin American country soon replaced India as the most important global source of diamonds. Brazil remained the primary diamond source until t…

Attempts to value exploration properties prior to the actual discovery of a mineral deposit are highly subjective exercises. The foremost problem is to assess the probability that a particular area do…

Following a review of an in-house resource estimate for the Fortuna property in Mexico’s Durango state, consultant Kilborn Engineering has calculated a new drill-indicated resource. The deposit is now…

Joint-venture partners Cliff Resources (TSE), Triad Minerals and Black Hill Minerals plan about 5,000 metres of small-diameter drilling this year on their Phillips Range diamond property in Western Au…

Prefeasibility work is confirming the potential of the Gaby gold porphyry joint venture in Ecuador, reports Ecuadorian Minerals (ASE). The company can earn a 35% interest in any oxide resource outline…

According to Glimmer Resources (VSE), results from drilling by Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) at the Hislop-Beatty property in northeastern Ontario should lead to increased reserves. Seventeen of the 29 holes…

Accura Resources (ACR:VSE) has changed its name to CT&T Telecommunications on a share-for-share basis.

Descriptions of 10 pipes in the Russian diamond province of Yakutia follow: Mir The Mir kimberlite pipe was discovered in 1955 by geologists of the Amakinskaya expedition. It was the first primary dep…

State-of-the-art diamond exploration in Canada is currently directed towards a cluster of kimberlite pipes of economic potential discovered at Lac de Gras in the central Slave Province of the Northwes…

While it may not be as heavily promoted as the Kilometre 88 region, Venezuela’s El Callao region, 125 km to the northwest, has attracted its share of exploration companies. This should come as no surp…