Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Montanans seek cyanide ban

Opponents of cyanide leach mining in Montana are seeking to change the state’s constitution in an effort to ban the process.


Aussies launch mining fund

Aussie investment house Bell Potter Securities has launched the Global Mining Investments (GMI) fund, which seeks to raise A$150 million immediately, with room for A$50 million in oversubscriptions. GMI is expected to list on the Australian Stock…



Nevsun hits massive sulphides at Bisha

Vancouver — Drilling by Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) at its Bisha project in Eritrea has intersected more than 60 metres of massive sulphides to a vertical depth of 375 metres. Results from the hole are pending, though the sulphide…


A view of the Hualilan gold property in Argentina in the late 1990s.

La Mancha drills Hualilan in Argentina

A first-phase exploration program by La Mancha Resources () is testing known and newly identified targets at the Hualilan gold-silver-zinc project on the Argentine side of the El Indio mining district.


Newmont options Solitario’s La Tola

An agreement with Solitario Resources (SLR-T) allows gold-mining giant Newmont Mining (NEM-N) to earn up to a 65% interest in the La Tola property in southern Peru.




SMC Gold buys miner

Queensland, Australia-based SMC Gold intends to buy a 70% stake in the Chilean company Compania Minera Tamaya (CMT) by issuing up to 200 million shares.


Sparton at Sierra Rosario

Sparton Resources (SRI-V) can earn a 51% interest in the Sierra Rosario gold-silver project in Mexico’s Sinaloa state. To do so, Spartan must pay $130,000 to the vendor, International Northair Mines (INM-V), a…



Tajik tempest

The week just past witnessed a trading halt in Gulf International Minerals, owner of a 49% interest in a small gold- and silver-producing operation in Tajikistan. The trading halt, imposed by Toronto Stock Exchange regulators, was lifted after the…


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