African Gold Group zeroes in on Ghana
Four of the men who helped create gold junior Banro (BNR-V) in the mid-1990s have regrouped for a grassroots venture in Ghana under the banner African Gold Group, which will soon begin trading as a ti…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
San Gold, Gold City team up to buy Bissett mine
The Bissett gold mine, north of Winnipeg, Man., is about to change hands yet again.South Africa’s Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has inked a deal to sell the project to San Gold Mining (SGR-V), a junior …
Placer Dome eyes US$2.2-billion gold project pipeline
Vancouver — Maintaining production levels following a period of rapid growth is never easy, but with four major gold deposits sitting in its property pipeline, Placer Dome (PDG-T) aims to do just tha…
Suppliers Roundup (March 08, 2004)
ALS expands in South AfricaALS Chemex is preparing to open a new, full-service lab in Johannesburg.The lab will service the growing need for sample analysis in Africa and help ALS Chemex expand its pr…
Trans Am drills for gold
A bitterly cold winter has slowed, but not stopped, plans by Trans America Industries (TSA-V) to drill targets in the Lynn Lake gold camp of Manitoba.The Vancouver-based junior holds 26 contiguous cla…
Kimber aims to advance Carmen to feasibility
Stronger precious metals prices have re-ignited interest in Mexico’s Sierra Madre gold-silver belt, and among the beneficiaries is Kimber Resources (KBR-V), which plans to complete a feasibility study…
Noranda takes another kick at the can in Bathurst
With a little encouragement from a province anxious to secure its mining future, Noranda (NRD-T) has sent an exploration team back to northern New Brunswick to investigate the 50-year-old Bathurst bas…
Rare Earth explores nickel find at South Bay
Vancouver — With more than $3 million in its coffers, Rare Earth Metals (REM-V) is busy exploring its four mineral properties — three in Manitoba and one in Nevada.In Manitoba, the company is engage…
Candente aims drills at Peruvian targets
Vancouver — Candente Resource (DNT-V) is preparing to drill its Alto Dorado and Canariaco properties in northern Peru.At Alto Dorado, the company intends to complete at least 2,000 metres in the firs…
Minco goes east for ‘Carlin’ gold
Barring unforeseen events and assuming exploration continues apace, the Qinling Gold Triangle is poised to become China’s equivalent of Nevada’s Carlin trend — one of the premier gold-mining camps in…
Producer and Dealer Prices (March 08, 2004)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,700/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.15/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$24-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.376/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: Mi…
Abacus drills Afton targets
A 10,000-metre drilling program will test numerous geophysical anomalies on ground held by Abacus Mining & Exploration (AME-V) in the Afton copper-gold camp, near Kamloops, B.C.The Vancouver-based jun…