Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Canarc proves up Benzdorp deposit

Drilling by Canarc Resource (CCM-T) has intersected significant gold on its Benzdorp property, 300 km southeast of Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. The drilling was focused on t…


Aurizon extends Casa Berardi high grade

Underground drilling around the West mine area at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern Quebec has resulted in high-grade gold values for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T)….


Matamec pulls nickel at Vulcain

Drilling by Matamec Explorations (MAT-V) at the Vulcain prospect, 165 km southeast of Val d’Or, Que., has confirmed nickel mineralization in areas near the old Renzy Lake open-pit m…



The pipeline starts to fill

This week we’re telling the stories of several mineral exploration and development projects in Latin America, but on their own they don’t quite convey the incredible upswing in activity by North Ameri…


Trucks unload copper ore into a crusher at the Cerro Verde mine in Peru.

Reward outweighs risk in Peru’s mining sector

Vancouver — Peru’s mineral potential is as attractive as ever, but newly imposed royalties and recent mine-site protests have created an undercurrent of political risk that appears to be softening th…


A view of Apex Silver Mines' San Cristobal silver-zinc deposit in southwestern Bolivia.

Apex Silver develops giant at San Cristobal

Vancouver — Road construction and other infrastructure are progressing at the San Cristobal silver-zinc project in southwestern Bolivia and Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) expects the op…


John Paul the “Great”

We mark the passing of the Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, who is being mourned by millions around the world as one of the greatest pontiffs of all time and the finest leader of our time….




Artisanal miners on the Las Cristinas property in Venezuela.

Las Cristinas nears construction stage

El Callao, Venezuela — Crystallex International (KRY-T) is preparing to start construction of the 40-sq.-km Las Cristinas project. Once commercial production is achieved in late 20…


Endeavour clarifies resource estimate

At the request of market regulators, Endeavour Silver (EDR-V) has retracted a portion of a new resource estimate for the Santa Cruz mine project in Mexico’s Durango state….


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