Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drilling of grassroots exploration targets at the Auclair property in the Eastmain greenstone belt of northern Quebec has turned up more gold for Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M).The new zone, on the easte…

Two holes drilled by GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) have expanded the potential of the Discovery gold zone in northwestern Quebec.The new lens straddles the boundary between the company’s Desjardins and…

The discovery of placer gold in the Klondike in 1896 triggered one of the world’s last great gold rushes, attracting thousands of people from all corners of the world. One hundred years later, the sea…

After three years of operations as a private company, Cobre Mining, owner of the Continental copper mine in southern New Mexico (CBU-T), has decided to go public.So far, this year has been a busy one …

The Luz del Cobre hydrothermal copper deposit in northern Mexico is moving closer to production.Reno, Nev.-based Laminco Resources (LMR-T) has just signed a letter of intent with a private U.S. invest…

A massive sulphide project in Portugal will provide an exploration focus for Redfern Resources (RFR-T) while engineering and permitting work continue at the Tulsequah Chief property in northwestern Br…

In spite of disappointing drill results, Valerie Gold (VLG-V) is persevering in its exploration efforts on the Mamantla polymetallic property in south-Central Mexico.The company’s stock price reached …

The newly formed government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) has ratified an agreement to develop the Kambove and Kakanda tailings projects, which are held by Gecamines and Interna…

Although it is still in the early stage of being explored, the Virgen property in north-Central Peru is already attracting attention as a gold discovery of some significance.Over the next four years, …