Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Delays in mill modifications are taking their toll on 1996 production levels at the Albino gold mine in Venezuela.Vancouver-based Crystallex International (KRY-T) reports that the open-pit mine is exp…

Summer drilling has confirmed the presence of a new deposit at the Olinghouse gold property in northern Nevada.Alta Gold (ALTA-Q) reports that 50 of the 68 holes drilled in an area known as Green Hill…

After meetings with government officials, Energold Mining (EGD-V) was granted approval to continue its 50-hole, reserve definition drill program at El Centario gold deposit in the Dominican Republic.B…

Halifax-based American Manor (ANO-A) has begun drilling for gold and silver in central Panama’s Colon province.The company is carrying out a planned 10,000-ft. program on the Santa Rita concession. Th…

Vancouver-based San Fernando Mining (SNF-T) has completed the sale of its La Fortuna gold property in Mexico’s Durango state to Alamos Minerals (AAS-V).To acquire the property, Alamos paid San Fernand…

Results are expected shortly from a reverse-circulation drill program carried out by Venoro Gold (VNG.A-V) at its La Union gold project in Costa Rica.More than 3,000 metres of drilling had been comple…

A diamond drill program operated by Teck (TEK-T) is under way at El Salvador, a property in the Central American country of the same name.The project is a joint-venture whereby Teck has a 55% interest…

A report on staking activity near the Sept-Iles region of Quebec (T.N.M., Oct. 21/96) included incorrect information relating to claims acquired in the region by Golden Tag Resources (GOG-V). The samp…

With several years of peace under its belt and friendlier mining regulations now in place, El Salvador has become an attractive destination for juniors such as Mirage Resource (MGP-T).The company has …

Through an agreement with the Phelps MacKenzie syndicate, Visionary Mining (VIN-V) has tied up a land package in Mexico’s Chihuahua state believed prospective for gold-silver-copper targets.Using data…

With the haulage road to its Beta Vargas mine nearly finished, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) is now looking past that project to some promising exploration ventures in Costa Rica.Construction of the Beta Va…

Freezing conditions have forced Archon Minerals (ACS-V) to suspend a 4-hole drill program in the Northwest Territories.The program was designed to test four distinct geophysical targets. The first tar…