Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Low prices hit Echo Bay

Despite an increase in gold and silver production and a decrease in operating costs, Echo Bay Mines (ECO-X) was unable to triumph over low gold prices in the first quarter.Compared with the correspond…


Wayside results set downbeat tone for CDNX

The report period ended May 9 marked a 148.34-point decline as the Canadian Venture Exchange index fell through the 3,500 level to close down 4.1% at 3,449.78. The mining index shed 100.85 points, or …


Tan Range attracts interest

Gold exploration companies are having a tough time rekindling investor interest in the current bear market. However, one company that seems to be doing just that is Tan Range Exploration (TNX-V). The …


McWatters adds ounces to new zone at Kiena

A 2-year exploration program by McWatters Mining (MCW-T) at its underground Kiena gold mine in Val d’Or, Que., has delineated significant resources in a new zone northeast of current mine workings.Act…


Glamis buys Cambior’s stake in Cerro San Pedro

Reno-based Glamis Gold (GLG-N) has purchased the Mexican assets of beleaguered Cambior (CBJ-T) for US$7 million.Through its Mexican subsidiary, Cambior controls several companies with exploration and …


Boston deposit reveals bonanza grades

Infill drilling at the Hope Bay project, in the Hope Bay greenstone belt of northwestern Nunavut, indicates that the Boston gold deposit is richer than previously thought.Partners Miramar Mining (MAE-…


Southern Rio funds work

Junior Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) has arranged a $338,000 private placement financing for a total of 2.25 million shares priced at 15 each.Proceeds will be used to acquire copper properties in Ch…


Chaos in Sierra Leone

If there’s a hell on earth, it must be Sierra Leone. What could be more horrific than rebel army leaders ordering child-soldiers to murder unarmed civilians, including family members? And what could b…


Baie-Comeau site of conference

Prospectors, geologists and other interested parties will meet from June 2 to 4 in Baie-Comeau, Que., to discuss exploration on the province’s North Shore.It will be the third such summit, which is he…


International Wayside cuts lower grades at Cariboo

Junior International Wayside Gold Mines (IWA-V) is disappointed by drill results from its Cariboo gold property in north-central British Columbia.Drill holes 9 and 14 cut broad intervals of lower-grad…


Four missing at Grasberg mine

An accident at the Grasberg open-pit copper-gold mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, has left four people missing.Louisiana-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, through its operating unit, P.T. Freeport I…


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