Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Junior Chivor Emerald (CHIV.U-C) has completed driving of the new Dixon adit at the Oriente emerald mine in Colombia.Chivor owns 80% of the mine and has been expanding the operation while continuing t…

In southeastern Suriname, Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has begun core drilling at the Antino gold property.The 370-sq.-km property, part of the South Benzdorp Right of Reconnaissance area near the bo…

A subsidiary of Conquistador Mines (CQL-V) will acquire a 50.1% interest in the Colombian company that owns the Marmato gold property.The subsidiary, Corona Goldfields, of which Conquistador owns half…

Diamond drilling is scheduled to begin on Fairstar Explorations’ (FFR-M) 150-sq.-km Benso concession in Ghana, West Africa.The company will focus on three prospects — Amantin, Subriso and Chichiwelli…

For the third quarter, Cominco (CLT-T) reports earnings of $5.2 million (or 6 cents per share) on sales of $448 million, compared with $22 million (25 cents per share) on sales of $417 million in the …

With the first gold pour imminent, the newly constructed Trinidad gold mine in Mexico’s Sinaloa state is expected to reach commercial levels of production in the next few months.The open-pit, heap-lea…

A second-phase drill program is planned by Santa Catalina Mining ((SLM-V) for its Pilar gold project, 145 km southeast of Hermosillo in Mexico’s Sonora state.Through a 3-year purchase option, the juni…

A 20-to-25-hole drill program is being carried out this fall by Hecla Mining (HL-N) at the Pinos gold project in Zacatecas state, Mexico.The company can earn a 100% interest in the project by spending…

Trio Gold (TGK-A) has finished the first round of drilling at the Pigenkid gold property in Costa Rica.Comprising 9 sq. km, the concession lies in the Aquacate mining district, 45 km west of San Jose,…