Articles by Northern Miner Staff

X-Cal options remainder of Sleeper mine in Nevada

Vancouver-based X-Cal Resources (xcl-v) intends to buy the remaining half of the Sleeper gold mine that it does not already own. The mine is in northern Nevada.The junior acquired a 50% stake in the o…


Delgratia resumes trading after assaying controversy

Las Vegas, Nev. — Shares of Delgratia Mining (delgf-q) have resumed trading after a 3-week halt related to controversy over assay results from the company’s Josh property, some 40 miles south of here…


ODDS ‘N’ SODS — A guilty conscience

.BBOB SINKSONWorking as an expatriate mine manager in South America, I learned that the margin between waking and dreaming can be very thin.One Sunday afternoon, I was sitting in my undershorts, dripp…


TVX Gold calculates new resource in Greece

Drilling has enabled TVX Gold (tvx-t) to calculate resource figures for its Skouries copper-gold project in northern Greece.Last year, the company sank 23 diamond drill holes in a program exceeding 15…




Cameco reports mixed results

Uranium and gold producer Cameco (cco-t) experienced higher revenues but lower earnings during the first quarter.The Saskatoon-based firm generated $114 million in revenue during the period, compared …


Moneta, Barrick hit more gold

Drilling on the Michaud gold property, east of Timmins, Ont., continues to return positive results for partners Moneta Porcupine Mines (me-t) and Barrick Gold (abx-t).Recently, in the central block of…


Royal Oak explores in Fiji

Washington state-based Royal Oak Mines (ryo-t) is headed to Fiji to explore for copper and gold.The mid-tier gold producer struck a deal with Placer Pacific Namosi to acquire the Namosi project, which…




Madison hits high-grade gold

Drilling by Madison Enterprises (mad-v) at its Mt. Kare property in Papua New Guinea has returned high-grade mineralization.A 4.5-metre intersection from hole 5 — part of an 11-hole, 1,663.5-metre di…


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