Articles by Northern Miner Staff

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Broadly speaking, metals markets slipped during the Feb. 19-23 report period as market-watchers saw an end to the quiet, range-bound trading that prevailed during the previous two weeks.The cause of t…

The much-publicized takeover offer for De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) has prompted mining analyst Roger Chaplin of Canaccord Capital to take a hard look at what the deal would mean for the comp…

Vancouver — Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V) continues to uncover new platinum group metal exposures at its Pedra Branca project, near Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil.The 998-sq.-km project is underlain by…

Denver — Global Diamond Resources (GDRS-Q) has recovered three large gem stones at the Grasdrif alluvial diamond mine in South Africa.The largest of the stones measures 54 carats, while the smaller t…

Junior Consolidated Jaba (JBA-V) has acquired the mineral exploration rights to explore for platinum group metals (PGMs) on 1,918 sq. km in the Argentine province of Chubut.Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) i…

Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) have called off talks regarding a proposed merger and, instead, inked an agreement to develop Mountain Lake’s South African diamond asset…

With diamond exploration heating up in Manitoba, Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V) has joined the fray and optioned a 165-sq.-km property, 35 km east of Gillam.The junior can earn a 100% interest in the …

The Taurus porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit in east-central Alaska, discovered in 1970, has made the rounds over the years. The latest to have a kick at the can is Guilford Brett’s Cusac Gold Mines …