Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A number of upcoming international conferences will focus on various prospective regions throughout the world.The governments of Ireland and Nova Scotia will host the North Atlantic Minerals Symposium…

The government of Kazakstan and an Israeli firm have signed a letter-of-intent for the sale of two state-owned mining firms at the same time that a Washington, D.C., court is preparing to hear argumen…

Recent insider trading reported in the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin includes the following:America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) — Bernard Vavala, director, bought 27,200 shares at 59-69 cen…

Having reached planned capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day, the Tomi mine in Venzeula’s El Callao district is expected to produce an average of 46,000 oz. gold annually at an average cost of US$173 per o…

Junior Anatolia Minerals Development (AMCD.U-C) has acquired a new property in central Turkey, adding to its large holdings in that country.The 100,000-ha Ilich property, situated 120 km southeast of …

Microdiamond analyses of samples from four new kimberlite pipes found in the Buffalo Hills region of northern Alberta have determined that three of the pipes are diamondiferous.Ashton Mining of Canada…

For $243 million and a pretax gain of about $63 million, Cameco (CCO-T) has sold interests in three uranium projects in northern Saskatchewan to French government-owned Cogema Resources.Cogema acquire…

West Africa’s largest gold miner, Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-T), achieved record production in the first quarter, while, at the same time, reducing cash costs to below what they were a year ago.The 402,1…