Aur, Arizona Star hit gold in Chile
Partners Aur Resources (AUR-T) and Arizona Star Resource (AZS-V) are planning more work to test a newly discovered gold zone on the Agua de la Piedra property in northern Chile.Operator Aur, which hol…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Seven inducted into National Mining Hall of Fame
Seven pioneers of North American mining have been welcomed into the U.S.-based National Mining Hall of Fame.Only one of the inductees, Stewart Wallace, is alive; the others will be honoured posthumous…
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Boliden bows to legal pressure
Citing uncertainties associated with a lawsuit brought forth by Falconbridge (FL-T) and Noranda (NOR-T), Boliden (BOL-T) has decided to sell those companies its adjoining Lomas Bayas and Fortun…
Virginia forms alliance with Noranda (June 18, 2001)
With dozens of projects on the go, Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) is doing more than its share to keep exploration alive in the vast wilderness of northern Quebec. The junior is also receiving financial …
Goose Lake lays more golden eggs
Kinross Gold (K-T) has increased the size of the Goose Lake gold deposit, the largest of six comprising the George Lake project in Nunavut.Kinross can earn a 70% interest in George Lake from Wheaton R…
Drilling opens up Vault
Drilling at the Meadowbank gold project, near Baker Lake, Nunavut, has increased the size of the Vault gold zone.Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) recently sank 19 widely spaced holes into the zone, mainly…
MagAlloy advances Koilu
A memorandum of understanding with Siemens of Germany will enable Magnesium Alloy (YMY-V) to advance the Koilu magnesium project in the Republic of Congo.The agreement identifies several areas of co-o…
SAM explores ground near Val d’Or
Prospecting and geophysical surveys will begin this summer at the Grenab project, about 120 km east of Val d’Or, Que. Southern Africa Minerals (SAF-T) acquired the ground based on its potential to hos…
Journalist Kaplan honoured by CIM
Frank Kaplan, whose career as a journalist in the resource industry has spanned more than a quarter-century, was recently honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Institute of Mini…
Brancote eyes second Chubut target
Denver — Now that the Esquel gold property in southern Argentina is progressing to the development phase, London-based Brancote Holdings is evaluating other prospective targets in the region.One such…