Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drilling by Oneida Resources (VSE) on the company’s Mexican Hat gold property has returned an exceptional hole of 285 ft grading 0.203 oz gold per ton. The assay cut to one oz was 0.096 oz gold per to…

Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) recently completed the sale of its real estate division to Ontario developer Iona Corporation for $42.8 million. Net proceeds from the sale after repayment of mo…

Governments in Canada have the power to give mining companies the right to develop the country’s mineral resources. They also have the responsibility of making sure companies use the best available te…

The retirement of a Supreme Court of Canada judge could result in another appeal hearing in the ownership dispute over the Page- Williams gold mine in the Hemlo area of northern Ontario. Justice Willi…

Ongoing concern about the direction of the economy and gold’s dismal performance managed to keep investors on the sidelines for yet another week. The prolonged market slump has taken its toll on even …

Possible and probable reserves at the Grevet M property in northwestern Quebec, northeast of Quevillon, stand at 2.1 million tonnes grading 8.72% zinc, project partners Serem-Quebec and VSM Exploratio…

American Reserve sells 60% of Timmins project Vancouver-based American Reserve Mining Corp. (VSE) has sold a 60% interest in its Paymaster gold property at Timmins, Ont., to Placer Dome Inc. (TSE) for…

Exploration is scheduled to begin in June on a zinc-lead-silver property in the Northwest Territories recently optioned by Ego Resources (TSE). Ego has an option to earn a 100% interest in Initiative …

A recent study of Gamsan Resources’ (ASE) Brabant Lake polymetallic deposit in northern Saskatchewan concluded that current reserves are inadequate to justify development of a mine. The study was done…

Fill-in drilling, surface trenching, column-leach tests and a heap leach feasibility study have been completed by Win-Eldrich Mines (TSE) at its Ashdown property in Humboldt Cty., Nev. The company say…

As a result of confusion regarding the future direction of interest rates, volumes were generally low on the Alberta Exchange this week. However, the lack of trading activity didn’t preclude a sudden …

After a year-long shopping spree for acquisitions, Northgate Exploration (TSE) has emerged looking more like a complex holding company than the exploration firm its name suggests. In its quest to acqu…