Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A deal with Royal Standard Minerals (rsm-m) is enabling Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-M) to extend its search for platinum group elements (PGE) to southeastern Nevada.The Montreal-based junior alread…

Intrigued by the results of a deep geophysical survey that suggests the presence of mineralization at depth, Fancamp Explorations (FNC-V) has launched a 1,700-metre drill program at its 64-claim Turge…

The improvement in copper prices over recent months could be a harbinger of things to come in the base metals sector. Nickel prices are fast approaching US$5 per lb. and even zinc has made a modest co…

Following in the footsteps of its earlier successes in Argentina, the Lundin group, through Tenke Mining (TNK-T), is stepping up exploration of the Vicuna project.Situated in San Juan province, along …

A variation of DeBeers’ marketing moniker “diamonds are forever” might well apply to the diamond exploration sector: for many investors, it seems that “diamond exploration is forever,” given the time …

Having replenished its till, Corner Bay Minerals (bay-t) is again drilling its already sizable Alamo Dorado silver-gold deposit in Mexico’s Sonora state.Alamo Dorado hosts an independently measured re…

After more than a year of delays, Western Quebec Mines (WQM-T) and Dynacor Mines (DYN-M) have completed their initial public offering of junior explorer Wesdome Gold Mines (WDG-M).Wesdome be…

Ongoing drilling at the Samira Hill project in Niger has confirmed two high-grade zones in the otherwise low-grade Libiri gold deposit.Partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Semafo (SMF-T) are in the…

Fjordland Minerals (FML-V) is planning a first phase of exploration for its newly optioned Kibler platinum-palladium property, near Pickle Lake in northwestern Ontario.The junior secured rights to ear…