Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The Guyanese government’s Commission of Enquiry into last summer’s effluent spill at the Omai gold mine has called for several modifications to the tailings dam. It has also recommended a regular prog…

A planned reorganization would see Ayrex Resources (ASE) acquire exploration interests in Newfoundland and Labrador, and trade its present oil and mining interests for shares in parent Tandem Resource…

Alberta-listed Armada Gold has purchased an additional 85% interest in Balgold through the exercise of options. Balgold is the Russian joint stock company created by Armada and its Russian partners.As…

Thanks to a vigorous economy and the abundance of large, high-grade deposits, miners in Chile are the highest paid in all of Latin America, according to a survey by Western Mine Engineering.The study …

Montreal-listed Tandem Resources reports that it is engaged in discussions to acquire mineral lands in Indonesia.The company notes, however, that no definitive agrement has yet been reached.Meanwhile,…

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Siskon Gold (NASDAQ) is cranking out more of the yellow metal from its San Juan mine in northern California.In December 1995, recovered gold jumped to 1,127 oz. as additional mining areas were develop…

Canadian Arrow Mines (CDN) is exploring two of its Ontario properties for gold mineralization.On the Hislop property, near Timmins, Ont., the company is evaluating results from an induced-polarization…

Early drill results are available from the Wrightbar gold mine property in Quebec’s Bourlamaque Twp.Lithos (ME) dewatered the workings at the former-producing mine early in 1995, and, by December, had…

The prospect of reviving a past-producing gold mine has lured Athabaska Gold Resources (TSE) to Ladner Creek in the Cascade Mountains, about 14 miles northeast of Hope, B.C.The company is in the midst…

Three affiliated companies — Muscocho Explorations (TSE), Flanagan McAdam Resources (CDN) and McNellen Resources (TSE) — have reached an agreement with their principal creditor to restructure their …

Over the past two years, the price of gold has hovered narrowly between US$375 to US$395 per oz. And yet investors remain keenly interested in senior Canadian gold-producing companies, some of which h…