Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Fairbanks gold district of Alaska has caught the attention of U.S.-based Homestake Mining (HM-N).The major has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Whiskey Gulch and Marshal…

Shallow drilling by Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) has expanded the Geita gold property in Tanzania.The property contains a known resource of 11.9 million tonnes grading 3.44 grams gold per tonne, equival…

Toronto-based AMT International Mining (AAI-T) has expanded its copper inventory in southern Arizona.Reserves and resources rose to 3 billion lb. copper from 2 billion lb., following drilling at the C…

Toronto-based Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-A) has identified two new gold zones at its Main Zone deposit in the Timmins camp of Ontario.The holes tested mineralization in both the hangingwall and footwall o…

With a strong cash position following the sale of its primary assets, Azco Mining (AZC-X) has changed its focus to become an international gold exploration company. To that end, the company has taken …

Junior Ressources Cristobal (CTV-M) has acquired several properties in Peru.The company now has 350-sq.-km of land encompassing 35 mining properties, all of which are reported to contain potential to …

Being in the exploration business, and oftentimes far from civilization, certainly gives one the chance to try out some excellent fishing spots.Big fish were a part of my upbringing, but they had been…

A US$3.3-million program of deep drilling will test the sulphide zone beneath the oxide pit at the Sadiola Hill gold mine in Mali.Iamgold (IMG-T), also known as International African Mining Gold, has …

Two holes drilled recently by GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) at the Borduas-Martel property, north of Lebel-sur-Quevillon in northwestern Quebec, have intersected a new gold zone.Hole 96-38 returned 14….

Two financings have provided Robex Resources (RBX-M) with a total of $2.7 million, which it will use to explore the Diangount gold property in Mali, West Africa.The junior has a 51% interest in the pr…

You’re the head of a junior company with a major discovery, a world-class find that is making the front page of newspapers (including The Northern Miner). You’ve worked hard at putting together the pr…

Drills are turning at the Durham-McEwen property near Red Lake, Ont., immediately east of the area’s two producing mines.ITL Capital (ICL-V) is earning a half interest from Rupert Resources (RUP-V) on…