Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Weak Metal Prices spell gloom for juniors

The TSX Venture Exchange took another hit over the June 9-15 trading period, losing almost 50 points to close at 1523. The price of gold continued to struggle and ended the period at roughly US$389 per oz., down slightly from US$391 on June 8.


Yanzhou’s coal a hot commodity

The trading week ended June 15 was shortened by a national day of mourning on June 11 to honour of the passing of Cold Warrior Ronald Reagan, who was buried in Simi Valley in California following funeral services in Washington D.C. Trading action…



Man dies in coal mine

A contractor working at Anglo Coal’s Dartbrook mine, near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, was killed when the shaft in which he was working collapsed.


The Pimenton camp in the High Andes, 135 km northeast of Santiago and close to the border with Argentina.

Pimenton catapults SAG&C to producer status

Santiago, Chile — Having recently ramped up to production, the Pimenton gold and copper mine in the High Andes of central Chile is bringing South American Gold & Copper Co. (SAG-T) a big step closer to its goal of becoming a si…





Golden ribbons at Forest Hill

Acadian Gold (ADA-V) is defining high-grade gold intercepts at its 51-sq.-km Forest Hill project, 40 km southeast of Antigonish, N.S.


Ivanhoe resumes work at Kharmagtai

Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has resumed drilling on the Kharmagtai property, 120 km north of its Oyu Tolgoi (Turquoise Hill) copper-gold deposit in Mongolia.



Australian budget disappoints

The Australian government’s 2004-5 budget failed to deliver on incentives for mineral exploration, and this failure is meeting with criticism from the mining industry.


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