Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Verena Minerals (VMCO-T) has begun exploring for diamonds and gold on its Porto Nacional properties in Brazil.The program is being conducted by RTZ-CRA (NYSE) as part of a joint-venture agreement betw…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index continued its slide during the week of Oct. 16-22, falling 46.14 points to close at 1,109.97. The resource index lost 88.75 points to finish at 2,146.Borne…

A newly established exploration arm of Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) will send a team to Sierra Leone to investigate the company’s kimberlite and alluvial prospects.Rex Exploration Division, supported by…

With a development program under way at its namesake mine near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., McWatters Mining (MCW.A-M) also plans to spend $3 million to bring the Maude Lake gold project near Matheson, Ont., …

At the Chupaca project in the Ancash region of central Peru, Queenstake Resources (QTR-V) has completed the final three diamond drill holes of a 6-hole program.The project is on a structural trend, 2….

Drilling on the Camaguey concession in Cuba indicates to CaribGold Resources (CG-T) that its Beatriz prospect contains a geological resource of 1.1 million tonnes grading 4.73 grams gold per tonne.The…

Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has acquired its fourth Mexican silver project, in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.Comprising 84 ha, the Morelense property lies 150 km east-southeast of the port ci…

Alberta-based Cepeda Minerals (CMM-V) has discovered a pocket of high-grade gold mineralization at its Buzzard property in South Carolina.The company encountered near-surface gold grades in eight of t…

In a takeover move, Westmin Resources (WMI-T) has acquired Gibraltar Mines (GBM-T) by buying some 30.6 million (92.4%) of its outstanding common shares.The deal is worth an estimated $307 million.West…