Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Junior United Carina Resources (UCA-V) has received encouraging results from preliminary drilling at its Linear Group gold property near Gander, Nfld.Ten holes totalling 550.2 metres were drilled to f…

Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has allowed Arizona-based junior Ecuadorian Minerals (EMC-T) to defer the first year’s property payment at the Beroen gold-sliver project in Ecuador until completion of a bankable fe…

Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) plans to acquire all the outstanding shares of Johannesburg-listed St. Helena Gold Mines it does not already own.The South African-based company hopes to acquire the shares (equiv…

With production results exceeding expectations and profits rolling in from the sale of top-quality gemstones, mining analysts are taking renewed interest in Namibian Minerals (NMR-T).Using new underwa…

Caisse de depot et placement, a Quebec pension fund, bought 250,000 shares of Cambior (CBJ-T) at $4-4.03 each to hold more than 8 million shares directly or indirectly. The fund must report its transa…

Drilling at the Carrie Creek gold target in east-central Alaska has come up short for Ventures Resource (VRS-V).The company completed 8,000 ft. of drilling in 10 holes, returning only anomalous gold v…

With improving production costs and the discovery of new mineralized zones, the revived Greens Creek mine in Alaska is securing its position as one of the largest silver mines in the U.S.Situated on A…

Junior Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V), part of the Dickinson-Hunter group, has acquired the rights to a 74-sq.-km land package prospective for platinum group metals. The properties are on the northeastern …

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) is on track for a profitable year following a third quarter that saw the copper and gold producer earn $8.4 million on revenue of $32.1 million (or 22 cents per share).After $3.4 …