Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Rio Algom posts profits

Despite tough times for base metal producers, Rio Algom (ROM-T) enjoyed a profitable second quarter as it continued to expand both its copper production and its metals distribution business.Earnings t…


Platinova busy in Greenland

At its West Greenland diamond project, Platinova (PAS-T) has discovered a field of kimberlite boulders containing xenoliths of mantle material on the shore of a lake.The lake is 500 metres in diameter…



Drilling hits new zone at Itetemia

Ongoing drilling at the Itetemia gold property in the Victoria Lake gold district in Tanzania has confirmed the volcanogenic nature of mineralization.Tan Range Exploration (TNX-A) reports that five co…



Buchans River options ground from Noranda

St. John’s, Nfld.-based Buchans River (BUY-A) has agreed to option the Little Sandy base metal properties in the central region of its home province.The vendor, Noranda Mining & Exploration, a subsidi…


SouthernEra tallies resource

Toronto-based SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has attached a resource figure to the partly owned Camafuca diamond pipe in Angola’s Lunda Norte province.Resources are pegged at 88 million cubic metres gr…


TSE raps knuckles of Cumberland, Comaplex

Regulatory concern has prompted Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) to clarify information pertaining to an independent scoping study of the Meliadine West gold project, 20 km n…


Barrick plans new mines, cuts costs

While it won’t rival the giant Goldstrike operation in size, the Pierina gold mine in Peru is expected to incur production costs considerably lower than those reported for Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) corne…


Rayrock gains remainder of Daisy mine

Rayrock Resources (RAY-T) is acquiring the remaining 65% interest in the Daisy gold mine from sister company Inter-Rock Gold (IRO-T).Currently, 35%-owner Rayrock operates the open-pit mine, which is n…


Noveder drills Cabot

Noveder (NED-M) has intersected more copper-cobalt mineralization at its Cabot property in Newfoundland’s Baie Verte region.Within most holes, Noveder has delineated two zones of sulphide mineralizati…


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