Gold Reach: Lotsa gold and copper at Ootsa
Drilling continues to return long, mineralized intercepts from the West Seel zone at Gold Reach Resources’ (GRV-V) Ootsa property in northwest B.C.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Fipke takes legal action to stop Ekati sale
Chuck Fipke, a minority shareholder in the Ekati joint venture, is trying to block BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) from selling its majority interest in the Ekati diamond mine to Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) for US$500 million.
Ivanplats doubles vast copper resource at Kamoa in DRC
Robert Friedland’s latest venture looks to be following a familiar template. On Jan. 17, Vancouver-based Ivanplats (IVP-T) updated the resource estimate on its Kamoa copper discovery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, boosting…
Kivalliq stacks uranium resources at Angilak
It has been roughly three years since uranium explorer Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) began drilling in earnest at its 1,377-sq.-km Angilak property in Nunavut. The company has long maintained it is looking at a district-scale play in what could…
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 98 points to 12,725.09 points for the period.
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather this week after posting two consecutive periods of gains to start 2013, dropping 4.93 points, or 0.4%, en route to a 1,235.32-point close on Jan. 18.
Brigus looks to a brighter 2013
Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) has hit its 2012 production target and is eyeing more gold production and growth in the new year.
Market news: U.S. Markets
The S&P 500 Index touched a five-year high on the back of stronger housing and jobs numbers. Housing starts in December rose 12.1% — the biggest advance since June 2008 — while applications for unemployment benefits dropped to…
TV Tower delight continues for Pilot
A high-grade gold zone is emerging at the north end of Pilot Gold’s (PLG-T) TV Tower project in Turkey, complete with drill intervals that regularly contain visible gold.
Commentary: Seabed mining still lacks ground rules
As the natural resources available on land become less and our need for them grows, exploration activities move offshore.
KSM keeps growing for Seabridge
Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T, SA-N) KSM project is already one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world, home to 38 million oz. gold and 10 billion lb. copper. But with drills tapping into deep core zones and new stepout targets,…
Commentary: BC a model for attracting investment and building partnerships with aboriginal communities
It is with some nostalgia that we look back at 2012, a year of pride and celebration for the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). We wrapped up a year of special initiatives to mark our association’s 100th…