Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Penasco resource expanded

Vancouver – A resource update on Western Silver’s (WTC-T) Penasco silver deposit in Zacatecas state Mexico, has inc…



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The Northern Miner is turning 90 this year and we need your help! We are looking for your stories, anecdotes and memories. Whether you are part of the mining community, investment world or an avid rea…



Map credit: Mincor ResourcesTenements at Mincor's Widgiemooltha project in Western Australia.

Australia’s nickel boom

Perth, Western Australia — In mid-February, nickel miner Mincor Resources had a sharp share price spike that was a day’s best on the Australian Stock Exchange….


A drill tests the 51-sq.-km Constancia copper-gold project, situated 600 km southeast of Lima, Peru. Norsemont Mining can earn a 70% interest in the project from mining titan Rio Tinto.

Norsemont to option Peruvian porphyry

Vancouver — Revamped Norsemont Mining (NOM-V) intends to option the Constancia porphyry-skarn project in southern Peru from major Rio Tinto (RTP-N). This large-s…


Uranium pot stirs in Australia

Perth, Western Australia — In the early 1970s, Australia seemed like a new force in the global uranium industry: in the span of a few years, explorers Down Under were able to prove up 26% of the worl…


Geological map of Ontario, showing locations of the Swayze and Shining Tree greenstone belts.

Swayze, Shining Tree recapture ray of limelight

On geological maps of northeastern Ontario, the Kenogamissi batholith sits like a giant blister on the heel of the Abitibi greenstone belt, interrupting the northeast-southwest flow of the prolific be…



Placer Dome posts weak quarter

Shares in gold-mining heavyweight, Placer Dome (PDG-T), were off sharply on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as the company’s fourth quarter earnings slumped on lower production and high…


Quincy plans Elliot Lake autopsy

Quincy Gold (QGO-V) is laying plans for a drill program aimed at confirming an existing historic uranium resource on 10 recently optioned mineral claims in Buckles Twp., in the Elli…


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