Articles by Northern Miner Staff

In an unusual, perhaps unprecedented gesture, Canyon Resources (CAU-X) is offering to sell mineral rights to nearly 1 million acres in western Montana to environmental groups.In addition, the company …

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Having acquired the entire Hope Bay greenstone belt, 685 km northeast of here, in Nunavut, equal partners Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) are setting their sites on developing t…

An independent evaluation of a potential bulk-tonnage target in the Cow Mountain area of the Cariboo gold property, near Wells, B.C., not only concludes that the mineral inventory is about half as lar…

Diamond International Industries (DMD-V) has changed its name to Vault Systems (VSY-V) on a 1-new-for-8-old-share basis.

Cugold Ventures (CVN-V) has changed its name to Firestone Ventures (FV-V) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.

Last year, Zimbabwe’s defence minister, Moven Mahachi, described military involvement in mining ventures as “a noble option” that would allow his government and the government of the Democratic Republ…

A shallow zone discovered at the Meadowbank gold property, in Nunavut, could provide Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) with the ounces it needs to proceed to the feasibility stage.Meadowbank hosts 7.2 mill…

Growth Strategies for the Mining Industry:Acquisition or Exploration?by Virginia Heffernan, M.Sc.Published by Financial Times Energy…

A male choir consisting mostly of maritimers who sing about mining will add a note of cheer to this year’s Canada Day festivities in Elliot Lake, Ont.The Men of the Deeps choir has been booked to perf…

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