Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Prospects brighten for Black Hawk

The switch to processing material from the Farley Lake pit has boosted head grades at the Keystone gold mine, near Lynn Lake, Man., and owner Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) expects head grades to improve f…


Oro Nevada drills Dean Ranch

Drilling by Oro Nevada Resources (ONV-A) is exploring the Dean Ranch property in central Nevada.The program, which consists of 20,000 ft. of reverse-circulation work to a depth of 1,000 ft., is aimed …


Princess advances projects in Tanzania and China

With a drill program under way in Tanzania, Princess Resources (PRL-V) is awaiting government approval for several new projects in China.The company recently signed two letters-of-intent in China’s Hu…


Placer bids to acquire PNG company

A takeover bid has been launched by Placer Dome (PDG-T) for Highlands Gold, a Papua New Guinea-based company that owns 25% of the Porgera gold mine, and for the remaining 24.6% interest of subsidiary …


Low gold sales take shine off Rayrock earnings

Poor third-quarter results took the shine off an otherwise improved year for Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (RAY-T).The company lost US$1.8 million (or 10 cents per share) for the period, compared with…



Partners expand Wolverine

The geological resource of the Wolverine deposit is now estimated at just over 5.3 million tonnes grading 1.81 grams gold and 359.1 grams silver per tonne, plus 12.96% zinc, 1.41% copper and 1.53% lea…





New Island uncovers new zone

Reconnaissance work by New Island Minerals (NLM-A) on its wholly owned Robinson River property in western Newfoundland has identified a new gold and copper zone.The structure, which measures 4 km long…


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