Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The first half of 2004 saw buoyant diamond jewelry retail sales around the globe.

High-grade intersections encountered at the Dikulushi copper mine in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo indicate the mineralized zone may extend to a depth of at least 300 metres.

Partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Semafo (SMF-T) expect to pour their first gold at the Samira Hill project in Niger in early September, now that commissioning of the 6,000-tonne-per-day carbon-in-leach…

Despite lower copper production from three mines, Aur Resources (AUR-T) saw its earnings rise in the second quarter.

Vancouver — Northgate Minerals (NGX-T) delivered greatly improved earnings in the second quarter, coupled with record low net cash costs for gold production at the Kemess South mine in British Columbia.

Vancouver — Drilling at Viceroy Exploration‘s (VYE-V) Gualcamayo project in west-central Argentina continues to cut impressive gold intersections.

Vancouver — With the aim of bringing its Cantung tungsten mine in the Yukon back into production, North American Tungsten (NTC-V) is trying to raise up to $7.5 million through a private placement brokered by Union Securities.

There wasn’t much motion in U.S. equity markets over the report period July 28-Aug. 3 as the major indices posted only fractional gains. But the resource sector was way ahead of the broader market, with most mining equities higher.

Vancouver — Mini-bulk sampling at Shore Gold‘s (SGF-V) Star Diamond project, in the Fort la Corne area of Saskatchewan, has yielded a significant number of large diamonds, including a 19.7-carat stone.