Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Virginia finds gold in James Bay

Results of grab samples from Virginia Gold Mines’ (VIR-M) La Grande Sud project in the James Bay area of northern Quebec confirm the presence of several gold-bearing structures.Samples returned grades…




Reserves on rise at Siguiri project

A new reserve calculation for the Siguiri project in Guinea puts the project at 54.8 million tonnes, proven and probable, grading 1.55 grams gold per tonne.Owner Golden Shamrock Mines (GSX-T) found th…


Battle Mountain pulls hot numbers in Honduras

Hot on the heels of its merger with Hemlo Gold, Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) has announced a discovery in the Honduras, where drilling at the Cacamuya project returned multi-ounce assays.Drill hole DH…


Expatriate cuts copper in Yukon

Drilling has encountered strong copper mineralization at the fully owned, 334-claim Ice property of Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) in the Finlayson Lake area of southeastern Yukon.Hole 96-2 intersected …


Campbell ups reserves in Mexico

The latest drill results from the Santa Gertrudis gold property in Sonora state, Mexico, have augmented minable reserves for owner Campbell Resources (CCH-T), while, at the same time, advancing nearby…


PEOPLE — GOLDEN BEAR

Roderick Davies appointed vice-president of exploration; Gil Arzmon and R.Angus elected to the Board.


Western advances Rankin Inlet play

Midway through its summer drill program, WMC International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Australia’s Western Mining, has extended the zone of mineralization on the Meliadine West gold property in the …


ODDS’N’SODS — Ahab of the bush

In 1954, I was working for Inspiration Drilling, and we were carrying out work, for Spanish American Mines, in the Elliot Lake area of Ontario.In those days, we hauled all our garbage to a make-shift …


Tan Range returns promising grades

Drilling at the Kabahelele project in Tanzania has returned respectable gold values for Tan Range Exploration (TNX-A).Hole IDD-1, collared along an east-west-trending structure, returned 3.2 grams gol…


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