Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Without fuss or fanfare, Asia Minerals (AMP-A) has acquired the right to explore one of the world’s least explored regions with potential for massive gold discoveries.The Vancouver-based junior, which…

A Philippine mining company has taken advantage of the hot market for mining stocks in Canada by spinning off its gold assets and listing the resulting subsidiary on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Philex …

Partners Diadem Resources (DIR-M) and Bresea Resources (BSR-M) are testing several base metal targets at their Belitung project in Indonesia.Bresea has a 60% interest in the project, Diadem holds 30%,…

The first phase of a drill program at the Bombore gold project in Burkina Faso is returning encouraging gold values for Solomon Resources (SRB-V) and Channel Resources (CHU-V).The best hole, 80, hit 6…

Montreal-based junior Altavista Mines (AIA-M) can acquire a half interest in Toronto-based Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) Wild Mick gold prospect in Zimbabwe.Comprising 22 sq. km, the property lies 22 km sout…

Channel sampling at the Chupukama Ridge prospect on the Solomon Islands near Papua New Guinea has returned promising results for Western Pacific Gold (WPI-A).Samples taken up a landslip face, on which…

Electra Mining Consolidated (ELC-V) has changed its name to Electra Gold (ELT-V).

Junior Black Swan Gold Mines (BSW-T) has acquired private Brazilian company Sul Amrica Mineraao and announced a 5-to-1 share consolidation.The company paid US$1.3 million to the vendor and issued him …

In a grassroots program, Waseco Resources (WSCO-C) and Blue Emerald Resources (BER-V) have identified several gold prospects at the Walang project in Indonesia.The project comprises 7,625 ha on the no…

A recent $1.6-million financing will provide funds for NFX Gold (NFXG-C) to explore various properties in northern Ontario.The junior company’s primary focus will be the Cheminis mine and Raven River …

Although the crowd of juniors searching for nickel near the Voisey’s Bay deposit in Labrador is thinning, a few hangers-on are still searching for an extension of the Eastern Deeps zone.That zone, a p…

Calco Resources (KLC-V) has changed its name to Berkshire International Mining (BKR-V) on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis.