Articles by Northern Miner Staff

AFRICA SPECIAL — Drilling to size up Jean-Gobele

Drilling on the Jean-Gobele gold property in Guinea continues to return positive results for West African Mining Exploration (SMF-M) and Emerging Africa Gold (EAG-C).The 50-50 partners released result…


Teck to conduct new study in Panama

Junior Adrian Resources (ADL-T) and Teck (TEK-T) have resolved their differences over further feasibility work at the former’s Petaquilla property in Panama.The major has agreed to complete a final fe…


Gran Colombia takes stock of Echandia

Drilling at the Marmato property in Colombia has encountered additional gold mineralization.The discovery by Gran Colombia Resources (GRM-T) follows a 17-hole diamond drill program which spanned 4,094…


Teck identifies gold in Oaxaca state

In Oaxaca state, the Mexican subsidiary of Teck (TEK-T) has identified a gold deposit with bulk-mining potential.The 8-by-8-km concession is held by the Mexican subsidiary of International Northair Mi…



Nuinsco, Cambior cancel agreement

Quebec-based Cambior (CBJ-T) has left Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) alone at the Cameron Lake gold project in northwestern Ontario.The companies agreed that by forfeiting its option, Cambior is not accoun…


Cabo to buy stake in Cuban prospect

Cabo Exploration Ventures (CVE-V) intends to buy the balance of the Trinidad concession in Cuba.The vendor, Panama-based MinAmerica, has agreed to sell its 30% interest in the concession to Cabo in an…


St Andrew aims drills at Matheson gold properties

Diamond drilling by St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) may add new life to its past-producing Stock and Taylor gold properties in the Matheson area of northeastern Ontario.At the Stock property, deep drilli…


AFRICA SPECIAL — Ashanti ups stake in three mines

The government of Ghana will transfer its interests in three gold mines to Ashanti Goldfields (AHD.U-T).Ashanti will acquire a 10% interest in the Iduapriem mine, raising its stake in the operation to…


ODDS’N’SODS — Hair-raising

Upon my return to Canada following a 2-year contract in Zambia, I started work as a tunnel inspector at the Wreck Cover power project of Nova Scotia Power Corp.The project, which was about an hour’s d…


EDITORIAL PAGE — The Busang waiting game

Maybe today, maybe this week, maybe next month. That about sums up the uncertainty that shareholders of Bre-X Minerals must live with as they wait for the Indonesian government to make a decision on t…



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