Articles by Northern Miner Staff

John James appointed director.

Nell Dragovan appointed chairman; Leslie MacConnell and Robert Sibthorpe appointed directors.

The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) resumes its speakers’ luncheons on Sept. 19, when the guest of honor will be Bernard Michel, chairman, president and chief executive offi…

A $2.5-million exploration program on the Bamingui River diamond property in the Central African Republic is under way, reports United Reef (URP-T).Trans Hex Group of South Africa, which holds a 35% i…

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The Vancouver Stock Exchange rose 63.97 points over the report period ended Aug. 20, to finish at 1,198.03, while the resource index leaped 273.1 points to close at 2,429.96.The latest drill results f…

Royalty company Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) has paid A$7 million for a 20% interest in the New Celebration gold mine, which lies in the heart of Australia’s Kalgoorlie-Kambalda gold camps.The mine, incl…

The latest Mexican gold producer is Great Lakes Minerals (GKM-T), whose Lluvia de Oro mine poured its first gold in mid-May.Situated in Sonora state, the open-pit, heap-leach operation is expected to …

Four drill holes on the Holloway joint venture of Battle Mountain Canada (BMC-T) and Teddy Bear Valley Mines (TBV-T) have intersected gold mineralization both in the Lightning zone and 5-30 metres to …

With excellent drill results reported from the Olinghouse deposit in Nevada, Alta Gold (ALTA-N) enjoyed a spectacular second quarter.For the 3-month period ending June 30, the company reported a 44% i…

Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) has reported encouraging results from the first three holes drilled on the Agua Rica copper-gold project in Argentina.The drilling, which is focusing on the Mi Vida…

After lengthy negotiations with the U.S. government, Crown Butte Resources (CBL-T) has agreed in principle to a land exchange that would block further development of the US$100-million New World gold …