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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Shore, Rio Nevada pull diamonds
Junior Shore Gold (SGF-A) has recovered diamonds from two newly discovered kimberlite bodies at its 75%-owned Fort la Corne project, 80 km east of Prince Albert, Sask.This past fall, Shore tested pros…
Kazakstan and World Wide nix merger plans
The previously announced merger of World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) and Kazakstan Goldfields (KGFC-C) has been terminated. In addition, World Wide will not purchase the stake in Kazakstan Goldfields held b…
Border-crossing pact augurs well for Pachon
The Pachon project in Argentina has received both a statistical and logistical boost.A new calculation by Cambior (CBJ-T) has augmented the proven and probable reserve total by 28%, to 882 million ton…
Mineral Economics Society to hold annual meeting in British Columbia
The Mineral Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum will hold its annual meeting on Jan. 27 at the Hotel Vancouver.Entitled “Corporate Strategy in Mining: Finding…
Laramide withdraws bid for Aquiline Resources
Laramide Resources (LAM-T) has withdrawn its $5.3-million hostile takeover bid for Aquiline Resources (AQI-V), after a court turned down its petition to block Aquiline’s transactions on a Mexican prop…
Orogrande seeks gold in Jamaica
Calgary-based Orogrande Resources (ORG-A) is prospecting for gold and copper at its Bellas Gate concessions in Jamaica.The concessions, totalling 42 sq. miles, are 40 miles northwest of Kingston in a …
Iamgold catapulted to status of gold producer
The first gold pour at the Sadiola Hill mine in western Mali has transformed Iamgold (IMG-T) into a producer.”Prior to this event, we were a company with a mine under development. The first pour and t…
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Energold proves up Dominican gold concession
Believing there is potential to double the current resource of 220,000 contained ounces, Energold Mining (EGD-V) has embarked on a minimum 50-hole drill program on the Higo gold concession in the Domi…
Kinross Gold boosts Goldbanks resource
Infill drilling by Kinross Gold (K-T) on the Main zone of the Goldbanks project, near Winnemucca, Nev., indicates a substantially larger gold resource than previously estimated.The new figure, estimat…
ODDS’N’SODS — Zambia-bound
I chose to become a mining engineer because I felt it would afford the best opportunity to travel. When, some time ago, I was invited to be interviewed by RST International, which held an interest in …