Articles by Northern Miner Staff

MacDonald resumes drilling on Cuban gold concession

Toronto-based MacDonald Mines Exploration (MMP.A-A) has begun diamond drill-testing geophysical anomalies on the Florencia concession in east-central Cuba.The anomalies, concentrated in the southern e…


Canarc goes underground at Polaris Taku gold project

Canarc Resource (CCM-T) has begun the underground phase of its feasibility program at the Polaris Taku property in northwestern British Columbia.The work will entail drilling some 200 holes in an atte…


Asarco prepares to close Leadville mine

Lower prices for lead and zinc concentrate have prompted Asarco (AR-N) to close its Leadville mine in Colorado.The operation will be shut down indefinitely at year-end. The Leadville mill was closed i…



Abyz study tabled

A prefeasibility study commissioned by Goldbelt Resources (GDB-V) estimates a capital cost of US$69.8 million to develop the Abyz copper-zinc deposit in Kazakhstan.Minable reserves at the deposit are …



Friedland shakes off asset freeze

An Ontario judge has removed the freeze on certain assets belonging to mining executive Robert Friedland — assets that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had hoped to obtain.The assets in…


ODDS’N’SODS — Diving for dollars

In 1951, I was working for Inspiration Drilling, under contract for Gunner Uranium in Uranium City, Sask. We had two drill rigs on the shore of Ace Lake and were using a 3-shift cycle. Our fieldman on…


EDITIORIAL PAGE — There’s no place like home

In the early 1990s, Canadian mining companies flocked offshore to explore and acquire mineral opportunities that were opening up all over the globe.Chile, Mexico and Venezuela were the early beneficia…


B.C. government’s park plan worries industry

The British Columbia government’s decision to create 23 new parks and protected areas in the lower mainland is causing concern concern in the province’s mining industry.”We are deeply concerned the go…



Franc-Or strikes gold in French Guiana

Ongoing exploration by Franc-Or Resources (FOR-T) has resulted in a new gold discovery at the Dagobert-T2 zone in the Haute-Mana property in French Guiana.Through recently completed trenching and prev…


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