Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Perth-based gold miner Resolute Mining has exercised an option to buy the majority interest in the Syama gold mine, in southern Mali, from Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q).

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.

Rio Narcea Gold Mines () says lower stripping costs helped boost cash flow by almost 40% to more than US$6.8 million during the last three months of 2003.

Drilling by Exeter Resource (XRC-V) on the La Cabeza gold project in western Argentina has returned several high-grade intervals.

Teck Cominco (TEK-T) is again shipping lead from its Trail smelter in southeastern British Columbia, following repairs to the Kivcet lead furnace and boiler.

The period ended April 13 was punctuated by the mutually agreed-upon cancellation of a tentative deal that would have seen Royal Gold entirely finance the US$13.8-million cost of building Capital Gold‘s El Cha…

Vancouver — Northern Lion Gold (NL-T) reported impressive gold assays from the first two holes drilled on its Haveri gold-copper property in southwestern Finland, even before reaching targeted depths.

Results from eight holes drilled on QGX‘s (QGX-T) Golden Hills project in western Mongolia include the highest grades yet reported for the gold-silver-copper project.