Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Getchell pushes placer into red

Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T) posted a US$29 million profit during the fourth quarter, but US$301 million in wri…


TNR joins NovaGold in Alaska

Vancouver — Focusing on completing a full feasibility study over the 13-million-oz. Donlin Creek gold deposit, Nov…





Wildcat buys Bissett mine

Winnipeg-based Wildcat Exploration (WEL-V) has picked up the closed Bissett gold mine, in Bissett, Man., from South African mining house Harmony Gold Mines (HGMCY-Q).Wildcat will pay $5 million up-fro…


Tanzanite-terrorism link questioned

Several parties involved in the tanzanite trade are attempting damage control after reports surfaced that the gemstone was being used to fund terrorist activity.The group representing major stakeholde…


Experiments could explain gold’s forms

Experiments at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst may help explain why gold is found in two forms: as a solid in deposits in the earth and in water solution, far from such deposits.The tests w…


Trio develops Sustut copper deposit

Vancouver — Northgate Exploration (NGX-T), Doublestar Resources (DSR-V) and privately owned Procon Mining & Tunneling will jointly develop the Sustut copper deposit, 65 km north of the Kemess mine in…


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