NEVADA — Gold dominates in Nevada
Nevada mines churned out 7.1 million oz. gold last year, making it the first state to produce more than 7 million oz. of the yellow metal in the history of the United States.The state produced 6.8 mil…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
THE DIAMOND PAGE — United Reef mines in C.A.R.
Operator United Reef (URP-T) reports that mining has started at the MBala site on the Bamingui River diamond property in the Central African Republic.A 30-Tonne-per-hour plant is expected to be operat…
THE DIAMOND PAGE –Messina launches bulk sampling
A 50,000-Tonne bulk-sampling operation is under way at the Liqhobong diamond project, 110 km northeast of Maseru, Lesotho.Messina Diamond (MSC.U-T) recently completed a first phase of drilling which w…
Party leaders, McLellan speak out on mining issues — Land claims, regulatory reform among most pressing concerns
At the beginning of the federal election campaign, The Northern Miner invited all five party leaders to participate in a brief interview about issues concerning the mining industry.Three of the leader…
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Securities regulators pursue Naxos
Alberta securities regulators have filed a notice of hearing against Naxos Resources and company insiders Jimmy John, Ian Gordon, Carl Campbell, Sidney Kemp, Antony Moilliet and Frederick Arkoosh Jr.T…
NEVADA — Mineral Ridge poised to enter production
Cornucopia Resources (CNP-T) will soon pour the first gold from its wholly owned Mineral Ridge mine, near the town of Silver Peak in Esmeralda Cty.The 2,685-Acre property comprises 173 claims and incl…
NEVADA — Nevada Manhattan ships ore to new CIP mill
Nevada Manhattan Mining (NVMH-O) has shipped its first batch of ore to a new carbon-in-pulp mill in central Nevada. The mill is owned by New Concept Mining, a subsidiary of American Technologies Group…
NEVADA — Mirandor options ground
Montreal-based Mirandor Exploration (MIQ-M) has optioned a gold property situated next door to its Railroad project, southwest of Elko.Dubbed the Dixie project, it consists of 92 unpatented mining cla…
NEVADA — Camnor eyes Alum property
A recent letter agreement sets the stage for Camnor Resources (CMB-V) to acquire a 100% interest in the Alum property in Nevada’s Emerald Cty.The Vancouver-based junior also plans to acquire a 100% in…
NEVADA — Production milestone of 1 million oz. forecast for Bald Mountain gold mine
Open-pit operation looks forward to eight more productive yearsThe Bald Mountain heap-leach gold mine of Placer Dome (PDG-T) has turned out 850,000 oz. since it entered production in 1983 and, with ei…