Articles by Northern Miner Staff



DIAMONDS — Caledonian seeks licence

Caledonian Pacific Minerals (CDN-V) has applied for exploration licences for 600 sq. km. in the Bingara diamond field of New South Wales, Australia, based on geophysical data compiled by the Departmen…


DIAMONDS — Newcomer picks up Kelsey Lake

London-based Redaurum (rrk-t) has signed an agreement to sell North America’s first diamond mine to McKenzie Bay International (MKBY-O).The company will transfer all the shares of its subsidiary, Diam…



DIAMONDS — Black Swan drops Tejucana option

After completing due diligence, Black Swan Gold Mines (BSW-T) has dropped an option to buy the Tejucana operations of a Brazilian company with diamond mining interests along the Jequitinhonha River in…


Valdez finds gold in Chihuahua

Junior Valdez Gold (VAZ-A) has found low-grade gold mineralization on its Gaby property in Chihuahua state, Mexico.Anomalous gold values were found in soil samples from the Los Jarros prospect, which …



Year of the accountant — The numbers game

We called it the year of the gilded reptile, and for good reason. We still shudder looking back at 1997, the annus horribilus that brought us the Busang salting scandal and assorted lesser scandals. R…


Standard Bank sponsors mining conference in Iran

The Standard Bank of London, England, is sponsoring the first Internationl Mines and Metals Investment Forum. The event, scheduled for Oct. 19-20, will be held in Tehran, Iran.The event, being organiz…



New zone found near Caber, Caber North

Drilling has intersected a narrow zone of zinc-copper-silver massive sulphide mineralization in an untested area between the Caber and Caber North deposits near Matagami, Que.Noranda (NOR-T) can earn …


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