Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Vancouver — Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) has consummated its marriage with Pelawan Investments, a South African black economic empowerment group, through a reverse-takeover of the former by the latter.

Large bought-deal financings have cashed up two junior gold producers, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) and High River Gold (HRG-T).

The Manitoba-based operations of Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting could be sold to tiny Venture-listed Ontzinc (OTZ-V) if a new deal with Hudson Bay’s parent goes through.

A series of financings has several junior exploration companies ready to go on established projects.

Vancouver — Partners Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-V) and Shoshone Silver Mining have received an updated resource estimate for the Blende silver-lead-zinc project in the central Yukon.

Acadian Gold (ADA-V) has tabled an initial resource estimate for its Tangier deposit in Nova Scotia.

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) consolidated its ownership of the Cayeli underground copper-zinc mine in eastern Turkey by purchasing the Turkish government’s 45% minority stake for a little more than US$49 million.