Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Improvements at two Nevada gold mines have helped Echo Bay (TSE) post exceptionally strong first-quarter results. The company produced a total of 253,218 oz. gold — a new record, up 31% from the prev…

First-quarter results are encouraging for MSV Resources. The Montreal-listed company managed to crank out 12,970 oz. gold, almost 3 million lb. copper and almost 15,000 oz. silver. This led to earning…

A proposed amalgamation of Gitennes Explorations (TSE) with two Vancouver-listed juniors, Kenrich Mining and Ambergate Explorations, will not proceed. Kenneth Trociuk, president of both Kenrich and Am…

An agreement-in-principle has enabled privately owned Santa Elina Gold to gain control of Arauco Resources (VSE). Santa Elina, a medium-size gold producer with holdings in Brazil and Bolivia, reached …

In Tanzania, Bakertalc (ME) has acquired a 90% interest in the Lupa gold property from Tanzania Diamond Mines. It can also acquire that company’s interests in other gold and diamond properties. Bakert…

Initial results from 5,000 ft. of drilling on the Buffalo Valley project in Nevada are confirming the presence of gold mineralization along the Front Fault. Fairmile Acquisitions (VSE), which can acqu…

Since mid-April, investment funds, followed by a host of other speculators, have been buying London Metal Exchange (LME) nickel and copper contracts. As a result, prices are being steadily driven to l…

Trenching on the Ponce Enriquez project in Ecuador is confirming the presence of widespread, low-grade gold mineralization for owner Zappa Resources (VSE). Soil sampling on the Guadalupe concession ou…

At a recent press conference in Toronto, International Platinum (TSE) unveiled a new exploration strategy for its prospect in La Paz Cty., Ariz. In recent weeks, two independent surveys — one by the …

With the addition, in recent years, of hydrogeology and environmental geology, the Earth Science Department of the University of Waterloo has become the largest such department in Canada. It is only f…

Alberta-listed Rich Minerals has entered a 50-50 joint venture with NFS Inc. of California to acquire a coal mine in Kentucky. The project includes three coal properties with proven reserves of 43 mil…

An airborne survey is being flown over the Butte Highlands property in Montana in an effort to delineate magnetic and very-low-frequency features characteristic of gold skarn mineralization tested the…