Ottawa revises Canadian mining policy
In an effort to make Canada a more attractive place in which to explore and mine, the federal government has rewritten its minerals and mining policy.”Essentially, the old policy was international in …
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Coverage of Quebec projects decried as lacking
Your newspaper continues to have poor coverage of exploration and mining activities in Quebec.I have subscribed to The Northern Miner since the early 1980s, and I was not astonished to read the commen…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Santa Cruz trenches Magistral
A trenching program by Santa Cruz Gold (SCG-T) at the Magistral project in Sinaloa state, Mexico, has identified three gold zones there.Sampling of the Dos Amigo zone returned 4 metres grading 1 gram …
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Model Office report in hand
Ontario’s resident geologists program should remain intact, but recording of claims should be centralized in Sudbury, according to a report released by the province’s Ministry of Northern Development …
BOOK REVIEW — GSC volume on deposit types is both comprehensive and succinct
One of the rewards of being a scientist is knowing that while future research may render a theory obsolete, chances are the researcher’s perceptiveness in arriving at the theory will be forever admire…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Placer Dome to explore Akow Lake
Toronto-based Moss Resources (MRS-T) has dealt Placer Dome (PDG-T) an option on the Akow Lake property, 120 km north of Pickle Lake, Ont.The Akow Lake claims cover the northern extension of the iron f…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Newgold launches Nevada exploration
A merger with a NASDAQ-listed shell is expected to provide funds for Newgold to advance its portfolio of exploration and development projects in the western U.S.The company intends to reopen the Relie…
Barrick poised to pounce on Busang
Its shotgun wedding with Barrick Gold (ABX-T) having been arranged by the Indonesian government, Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) has until Dec. 4 to find a husband Jakarta might prefer.The dowry in this case g…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Zen and the art of Chinese gold exploration — Canadian juniors learn the ropes in China
Despite the long and winding road between finding a mining property and receiving state approval for exploration and development, especially in foreign jurisdictions, junior companies know that persev…
Summex launches action against Farallon
Vancouver-based Summex Mines (SXM-V) has launched a lawsuit in a Mexican court for control of the Campo Morado and Alina concessions in that country’s Guerrero state.The properties are currently held …
Larder eyes base-metal project in Maine
Toronto-based International Larder Minerals (LRDR-C) has entered an agreement with Prospectors Alliance (PALL-C) to acquire an interest in the Alder Pond base metals project in Maine.To acquire a half…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Territorial exploration highlighted by Mazenod Lake prospects
Although ground acquisition has slowed down in the Mazenod Lake area of the Northwest Territories, exploration work continues apace.Combining sophisticated geological and geophysical methods with an o…