The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 126.64 points (1.2%) to reach 10,721.63 over the report period ended June 22. But the continued strength of the American economy did nothing to stop gold’s sli…
As its share price begins to drift back to normal levels, Yamana Resources (YRI-T) is encountering more bonanza-grade silver intersections at its Bacon property in southern Argentina.During the final …
As the latest operating figures show, the Red Dog zinc-lead-silver mine in northwestern Alaska continues to add considerable value to Cominco’s (CLT-T) bottom line.Between the recent first quarter and…
The Myra Falls zinc-copper mine is back on track following a 3-month shutdown that allowed for a US$10-million rehabilitation program.Situated in mountainous Strathcona Provincial Park, the mine is ne…
Special to The Northern MinerThe nickel industry reached an evolutionary milestone recently when the Cawse mine in Western Australia became the first of a new generation of low-cost laterite deposits …
Junior Lewis Brooks Resources (LBRL-C) has begun drilling at the Lewis Brook base metal property in New Brunswick.The program, to consist of four or five holes over 600 metres, will test areas where g…
International Skyline Gold (SK-V) has backed away from its attempts to establish a link between the Snip mine of Homestake Mining (HM-N) and its own High claims. The properties are in northern British…
Results from a 1998 drill campaign at the Camafuca diamond property in Angola’s Lunda Norte province suggest that the kimberlite may be richer than previously thought.SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T), wh…
Trojan Ventures (TJV-V) has changed its name to Alcanta International (AOE-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
Three developments in the niche niobium-mining industry could significantly boost world supplies of the metal in coming years.In Canada, equal partners Teck (TEK-T) and Cambior (CBJ-T) are preparing a…
The following is the first of a 2-part overview of how junior and mid-tier gold mining companies are coping in today’s low-price environment.Not since the gold bubble of the early 1980s has the London…
It has always been the lot of mining towns to watch ore reserves decline and hope some new feed will come along. When a mining town has been around as long as Flin Flon, that feeling will have come ar…
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