Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A 20.2-carat, blue-white gem, unearthed from Rex Diamond Mining’s (RXD-T) Bellsbank mine in South Africa, has been sold for US$605,000 (or US$30,000 per carat) to a Taiwanese diamond dealer.The finish…

Political stability, friendly mining laws and virgin territory are the qualities that have attracted Oxford Resources to certain West African countries.The privately owned, Quebec-based junior holds e…

Joint-venture partners Golden Rule Resources (GNU-T) and Hixon Gold Resources (HXG-T) have started a reconaissance exploration program at their newly acquired property in the Asankrangwa gold belt of …

With the monsoon season over, Leeward Capital (LWC-A) has started field work at two mineral concessions in Myanmar.The junior says the combined land package is prospective for gold, platinum group min…

Montreal-based Normabec Mining Resources (NBD-M) has acquired the rights to a 613-sq.-km land package on the Chilean border in northwestern Argentina.Under an agreement with an Argentine company, Norm…

Serious political unrest is failing to deter a number of North American juniors from exploring for copper and other minerals in Zaire’s Shaba province.In an attempt attempt to lock up development righ…

The decison by Anvil Range Mining (ARO-T) to suspend mining at its Faro zinc-lead producer is attributable to a host of problems from which the Yukon operation has suffered in recent months.The closur…

Exploration, including diamond drilling, is planned by Sparton Resources (SPTN-C) for a newly acquired claim group near Timmins, Ont.To acquire a 100% interest in the claims, Sparton must make staged …

A recent $5-million private placement will provide funds for Exploration Sulliden (SUE-M) to explore its Las Huaquillas project in Peru.The junior says it intends to use 80% of the proceeds to explore…

With some 2,396 metres of drilling completed to date, Link Mineral Ventures (LMVL-C) has encountered silver-copper mineralization at its Pionero property in Honduras.A recent hole intersected 21.7 met…

Through a Mexican subsidiary, Breckenridge Minerals (BREK-C) plans to spend US$1 million exploring La Lajita, a land package in Mexico’s Durango state.Initial exploration will be focused on a surface …

A 10,000-ft. drill program is testing a gold discovery by Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) at its optioned Candamena project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.The property lies along the southern margin of the Oc…