Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Nizar Bharmal appointed director.

Raymond Larson appointed director and Dev Randhawa appointed vice-president of finance.

A prefeasibility study is planned for the Peary Land zinc project in northeastern Greenland.In late September, Platinova (PAS-T) completed a 6,400-metre delineation drill program in a 42-hole program….

At the Valle Hondo project in Venezuela, Tombstone Explorations (TSO-T) is working to define a new zone of gold mineralization intersected in the Apanao zone.Previously reported hole 33 returned 48 me…

Michael Ross, Ryan Hanson, Souhail Abi Farrage and Glen Macdonald appointed directors.

George Plewes appointed director.

The first underground assays from the Edwards mine of VenCan Gold (VCG-M) reveal grades similar to those indicated by drilling.River Gold Mines (RIV-T) has completed more than 240 ft. of sill drifting…

Placer Dome (PDG-T) has been rebuffed in its attempt to take over Highlands Gold, the Papua New Guinea-based company that owns 25% of the Porgera gold mine.The major offered US$340 million (or A70 cen…

A rights offering is expected to generate proceeds of $3.3 million for Redaurum (RRK-T), to be used, in part, to expand diamond operations in North America.The company plans to expand its Kelsey Lake …

At its Campo Morado property in Mexico, Farallon Resources (FAR-V) has uncovered a new, metals-rich massive sulphide deposit.Dubbed South Naranjo, the deposit was discovered during a drill campaign on…

Quebec’s ministry of natural resources has published 20 new geological maps based on geographical information system (GIS) technology.The System d’information Gominiere a rfrence spatiale (SIGOM) will…

In 1961, I moved from a small town in Nova Scotia to the vibrant community of Red Lake, Ont.On my first morning on the job at the Madsen Red Lake gold mine, I was sent into town to receive a chest X-r…