Articles by Northern Miner Staff



San Gold's Rice Lake mine and mill, in Manitoba. Earlier this year, the company discovered several new gold-bearing zones in a volcanic sequence about 1.5 km northeast of the mine.

Discoveries add lustre to Manitoba’s gold camps

VANCOUVER–Manitoba’s historic gold districts are getting a new lease on life from junior companies aspiring to become mid-tier producers. San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) has revived the Rice Lake belt, whe…


Oromin rewarded for rapid progress at Sabodala

VANCOUVER — It’s a golden cycle for Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O): strong drill results prompt the company to add more rigs to its Sabodala gold project, then the added rigs produce more stron…




At Suncor Energy's oilsands plant, hydrotransport pipelines are used to deliver the crushed and sized ore to primary extraction.

Alberta expansions continue apace

For generations, people from the have-not parts of Canada have found themselves “going down the road” to work in Alberta’s oil patch.



Ontario’s Mining Act under fire

Platinex (PTX-V, PANXF-O) is suing the government of Ontario for more than $70 million, claiming it didn’t fulfill its duty to consult with a First Nation group before granting the junior exploration …



CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (June 02, 2008)

Fund name May. 16 May. 12 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 28.33 27.78 0.55 2.0 -0.8 2.60 724.7 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.34 11.89 0.45…



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