Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Spurred on by promising pyrope garnet indicator-mineral till chemistry, Shear Minerals (SRM-V) has added to the number of kimberlites at its Churchill diamond project in Nunavut, with the discovery of four new bodies.

Golden Valley Mines (GZZ-V) has intersected massive sulphides over significant width on its West Shoot Out prospect in the Ungava region of Quebec.

Vancouver — Since Lake Shore Gold (LSG-V) acquired an option on the Timmins Gold project in northeastern Ontario just over one year ago, the company has accelerated its exploration of the property, primarily through an aggressi…

Afcan (AFK-T) has intersected good gold grades over wide intervals at its TJS project in west-central Qinghai province, China.

The junior mining market is showing rumblings of gaining some legs with daily trading volumes remaining over the paltry 20-million-share threshold for the week. Investors await exploration results from the plethora of cashed-up companies active ov…

Alcoa (AA-N) shares fell 7.5% to US$30.75 on Sept. 10 after the company warned that third-quarter earnings from continuing operations would likely shrink to US30-35 per share from a previously expected US52 per share.