Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Norway and Indonesia may be on opposite ends of the earth, but junior Blue Emerald Resources (BER-V) is of the view that both countries offer significant potential for new discoveries.The junior has a…

Encouraging results are reported from the Fern Elizabeth gold property of Mimiska Mining (MMS-M).Assays from the Zephyr zone include: 0.5 metre of 7.33 grams gold per tonne, 1.5 metres of 8.95 grams, …

South African judges have ended a longstanding legal dispute between Namibian Minerals’ (NMR-T) and Benco related to a diamond-mining venture off the coast of southern Africa.The country’s Supreme Cou…

Geological mapping by Diagem International Resource (DGM-V) is under way at a newly acquired project in the Juina diamond camp of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state.The land package covers 11,000 ha in the ce…

The lure of Angolan diamonds has proved temptingfor SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T). The company, which already has diamond projects in Canada and South Africa, has secured the rights to four alluvial d…

A $3-million financing has boosted to $7 million the amount of funds available to Fairstar Explorations (FFR-M) for exploration in Canada and West Africa.The junior has earmarked $1.9 million for expl…

A third phase of drilling is under way at the Atkinson gold project near Detour Lake, Ont., a joint venture between Prism Resources (PRN-V) and Better Resources (BRZ-V).This stage will include 11 hole…

Partners Vanderbilt Gold (VAGO-O), Consolidated Viscount Resources (CVR-V) and Guardian Enterprises (GUD-V) are gearing up for production at the Coloradas concessions in Mexico’s Durango state.The con…

An epithermal gold deposit in the lush jungle of Kalimantan, Indonesia, has become the prime exploration focus for Vancouver-based South Pacific Resources (SHF-A).Known as Masupa Ria, the project is a…

Exploration of the Campo Morado property in Guerrero state, Mexico, by Farallon Resources (FAR-V) has proved encouraging.The property is situated in Lower Cretaceous rhyolitic metavolcanics and metase…

Calgary-based Celtic Minerals (CME-A) is straddling opposite ends of the world as it expands its portfolio of precious and base mineral properties.Although the junior has the second-largest land posit…

Junior Globex Mining Enterprises (GMX-T) will explore its newly acquired Mooseland gold deposit, 70 km northeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.The property hosts an uncut, drill-indicated reserve of 2.02 mi…