Mar-West, Curion launch Honduran drill program
At the San Martin concession in central Honduras, drilling is set to begin testing the Palo Ralo prospect, 2 km west of the newly discovered Sinter hot springs gold deposit.The concession is held 80% …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
COMMENTARY — A passing of the torch
The author, who was appointed Minister of Natural Resources following the Canadian federal election in June, provided the following article at the request of Keep Mining in Canada, an organization des…
Samax, Resolute to cut ribbon on Tanzanian gold mine
Having signed a formal agreement with government officials, equal partners Samax Gold (SMX-T) and Resolute Samantha of Australia are proceeding with construction of the Golden Pride open-pit gold mine…
Partners expand Peruvian gold project
Equal partners Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) and Sundust Resources (SUN-M) have intersected additional mineralization at the Victoria gold project in Peru.Pangea, which is managing the exploration effort,…
ODDS’N’SODS — Hanging around
The last nine miles of road that lead to the Bohemia mining district in the Cascade Mountains of south-Central Oregon slither, like a drunken rattlesnake, up and over Champion Crick. (Anyone who calls…
EDITORIAL AND OPINION — Blame peace, balanced budgets and technology — Gold takes major tumble
If the predictions made by the doom-and-gloomers of the 1970s had come true, the world would have run out of natural resources by now, gold prices would be well over $1,000 per oz. and the Aden sister…
Magadan region to consolidate mines — Government assumes more active role in making deals
The government of northeastern Russia’s Magadan region is attempting to consolidate some of its gold mining industryThe government has reached a deal with Severovostokzoloto, the firm once responsible…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Caldera discovers macro in Australia
A macrodiamond has been recovered from a drill program at the Abminga kimberlite field in South Australia.Operator Caldera Resources (CDR-M) says the discovery was made in a small drill-Core sample th…
Canuc, Placer ink Ecuadoran deal
Toronto-based Canuc Resources (CANC-C) has entered into a joint-Venture agreement with Placer Dome (PDG-T) to explore and develop the Nambija gold deposit in southeastern Ecuador.Under the agreement, …
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Kennecott delays Candle Lake drilling
At the Candle Lake joint venture in the Fort la Corne area of Saskatchewan, Kennecott Canada has suspended a 25-Tonne program of mini-bulk sampling on kimberlite C29/30 until a larger drill rig can be…
Minorco eyes properties of Triarx Gold
Resource giant Minorco has entered the Papua New Guinea resource sector by forming a joint venture with a Toronto-based junior holding several projects in the Southeast Asian nation.The recent agreeme…
Inter-Rock expands Daisy
Inter-Rock Gold (IRO-T) reports that infill and extension drilling on the northern part of the Mother Lode deposit at its Daisy gold mine near Beatty, Nev., may eventually boost the mine’s tonnage and…