Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Luderitz Bay yields gems

Partners Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) and Trans Hex Group of South Africa have recovered more than 9,600 di…


PacRim updates Oculto resource

Vancouver – A new resource estimate for the Oculto silver-gold deposit places the inferred resource at 42 million t…


Work under way at Assean

Vancouver — International Curator Resources (IC-T) has started its summer exploration program over the Assean Lake…



Noranda eyes El Pachon (July 09, 2001)

Vancouver — In an effort to increase its mining exposure in South America, Toronto-based Noranda (NRD-T) has signed a letter of agreement with Montreal-based Cambior (CBJ-T) and Bolivia’s Comsur to a…


Project Manager George Murphy and Glenn Lutes, geological consultant, examine core from the Central zone.

NB gold project generates interest

Rollingdam, N.B. — The majors are sitting up and taking notice of a brand-new gold discovery made by Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-M) at its Clarence Stream property in the southwestern corner of Ne…


TVX cleans house

Echoing management’s cry for a new beginning, shareholders of TVX Gold (TVX-T) have approved the early conversion of the company’s US$250-million, gold-linked convertible notes.The decision, which eli…


A view of the dormant Prairie Creek mine in Canada's Northwest Territories.

Prairie Creek mine poised for revival

Fort Nelson, B.C. — Vancouver-based Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) is navigating its way through a sluggish and disjointed permitting process in a determined effort to develop the Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silv…


Imperial pulls plug on mine

Vancouver — In yet another blow to British Columbia’s beleaguered mining industry, Imperial Metals (IPM-T) will suspend operations at its wholly owned Mount Polley copper-gold mine, near Williams Lak…


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