Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Asia Minerals to option Copperstone from Royal Oak

Asia Minerals (ASE-A) has entered into a joint-venture agreement to acquire up to an 80% interest from Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) in the past-producing Copperstone gold mine in La Paz Cty., Ariz.The agre…


Kinross working on the Railroad

Having selected several targets it considers to be of high calibre, Kinross Gold (K-T) has kicked off a drill program at the Railroad gold project in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The project, in which Kinros…


Caledonia seeks cobalt-copper in Congo

Junior Caledonia Mining (CAL-T) has entered into two joint-venture agreements with the state mining agency of the Democratic Republic of Congo.The partners will explore two cobalt-copper concessions a…



Laguna advances Rio Chiquito

With proceeds from a recent private placement in hand, Laguna Gold (LGC-T) is set to move ahead with a small open-pit operation at its Rio Chiquito property in Costa Rica.The company recently complete…


Abcourt drills Vendome property

Diamond drilling has expanded the Barvallee zone of silver-zinc mineralization at the Vendome property, 60 km northeast of Val d’Or, Que.Abcourt Mines (ABI-M) wrapped up a 9-hole, 1,500-metre program …



ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Homage to an old timer

Seldom do we have the opportunity and privilege to pay tribute to a real “old timer.” Robert Ekloff was such a man.I recently read in the paper of his passing, at 97 years of age, and my mind went bac…



Atna expands Wolf deposit in Yukon

With drill results pending, Atna Resources (ATN-T) is encouraged by the degree to which it is expanding the Wolf polymetallic property in southeastern Yukon.Of the 10 holes completed to date, eight ha…


Bright future for mining in India

Known more for mineral consumption than production, particularly in the case of gold, India is nonetheless becoming increasingly attractive to explorers, according to Kumara Rachamalla, president of M…


Brush Creek options massive sulphide deposit

Brush Creek Mining and Development (BCMD-Q) has signed an exclusive option for the Iron Mountain massive sulphide project in California’s Shasta Cty.The company can earn a 50% interest in the past-pro…


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