Articles by Northern Miner Staff







US vote casts spell on gold

Election day jitters south of the border sent gold US$7.20 per oz. lower to US$419.70 per oz. in New York on the first Tuesday in November. The one-day drop pushed the yellow metal US$8.55 lower over the Oct. 27-Nov. 2 report period, and the rest…


Photo by Barbara ThomaeFrom left: Kilembe Mines General Manager Robert Makoma and Kilembe Chairman Fredrick Nyakana shake hands with Uganda Gold President Al Beaton, and Uganda Gold Director Brad Jefferson. Uganda Gold recently inked a deal in Vancouver to acquire as much as a 70% interest in the past-producing Kilembe copper-cobalt mine in western Uganda.

Uganda Gold buys into Kilembe mine

Vancouver — Uganda Gold Mining (UGM-V) stands to earn a majority interest in the past-producing Kilembe copper-cobalt mine in western Uganda. By financing and conducting exploration to the bankable feasibility stage, Uganda Gol…



Xstrata bids for WMC (November 08, 2004)

Diversified miner Xstrata (XTA-L) of Switzerland has launched a hostile, all-cash offer for the world’s third-largest nickel producer, Australia’s WMC Resources (WMC-N).


Entre Gold Director James Harris (left) and Entre President and CEO Greg Crowe stand on the company's Lookout Hill (Shivee Tolgoi) project in Mongolia. The property shares a border with Ivanhoe Mines' well-known Turquoise Hill (Oyu Tolgoi) copper-gold property.

Ivanhoe inks deal with Entre Gold

Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (ivn-t) has entered into an agreement with Entre Gold (ETG-V) to explore a portion of the Shivee Tolgoi (Lookout Hill) project in the southern Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The property…



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