Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Juniors wrap up three-way deal

Juniors St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T), Royal Victoria Minerals (RVM-V) and United Tex-Sol Mines (UTX.A-V) have compl…





Drills turn at Copler

Recent follow-up drilling by partners Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and Anatolia Minerals Development (ANOu-V) has cut gold min…



Breakwater polishes Langlois study

An updated feasibility study of the Langlois base metal mine in northwestern Quebec has Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) eyeing about $10 million more in cash flow.The study takes into account the recentl…


Brent Jellicoe, project manager with Kensington Resources, stands beside a milled-tooth tri-cone drill bit, which measures 36 inches in diameter at the base. Drilling contractor Layne Christensen modified the former oil rig drill bit for the Fort  la Corne project in northern Saskatchewan.

News – 23-JUN-03

Although Saskatchewan kimberlites carry much lower grades than those being mined in the Canadian Arctic, the sheer size of the Fort la Corne kimberlites renders them highly attractive targets.The Fo…


Lending Rates (June 23, 2003)

as of 4 pm ET, June 17, 2003(%)Bank of Canada3.50Canadian Prime5.00U.S. Discount Primary2.25U.S. Fed Funds1.25U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.06LIBOR US$ 6-month1.01LIBOR US$ 1-year1.02Gold …


Newmont writes off AMC

It was an expensive report period for Denver-based Newmont Mining, which bit the bullet and wrote off its recent, A$100-million investment in Aussie-listed Australian Magnesium Corp., developer of the…


Workers unload fuel and supplies from a Hercules C-130 transport aircraft at the Igloolik Airport.

New diamond plays come into view in northern Canada

The diamond hunt is exploding with new kimberlite discoveries beyond the Slave Craton in Canada’s Far North. Recent discoveries are reported near Rankin Inlet and on the Melville Peninsula in eastern …


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