Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Although much of the state is underlain by an Archean craton favorable for diamond mineralization, only about a half dozen companies are exploring Wyoming for the gem stones.W.D. Hausel, senior econom…

Vancouver-listed junior Noront Resources has acquired three Labrador properties from Kennecott Canada. Two of the three claim blocks are situtated west of Okak Bay, while the third lies 9 km west of t…

Disappointed with drill results, Hecla Mining (NYSE) has dropped its option on the Fortuna project in Mexico’s Sonora state.The company had the right to earn a 60% interest in the silver-gold project …

Deep drilling at the Siwash gold mine property in southern British Columbia has returned multi-ounce values for Fairfield Minerals (TSE).The program included five holes that tested an area where earli…

Drilling has wound down on the Third Portage zone of the Meadowbank property in the eastern Northwest Territories. The property is shared by Cumberland Resources (TSE) and Comaplex Minerals (TSE), whi…

Diamond drilling is set to begin on the Goldboro property of Orex Exploration (ME) in Guysborough Cty, N.S. Option and joint-venture agreements between Orex and Placer Dome (TSE) are conditional on th…

Final feasibility work on the Goldfields project, near Uranium City, Sask., suggests that production from the project’s Box and Athona deposits will have an operating cost of US$212 per oz.Owner Great…

Partners Cumberland Resources (TSE) and International Vestor Resources (VSE) have drilled four holes in a 3,390-ft. program on the Whistle Lake polymetallic property north of Thunder Bay, Ont.The prop…

Drilling will soon begin at the Champion copper oxide property in Taos Cty., N.M.Summo Minerals (VSE) plans to complete a 12-hole program of reverse-circulation drilling to test an area around, and al…

Exploration work in the Harp Lake area of Labrador has turned up gold mineralization for Ascot Resources (VSE).The company made the discovery within a diorite sill on its wholly owned claims near Shap…

MIM Holdings has informed Yamana Resources (TSE) that it is withdrawing from the entire Neuquen joint venture in Argentina. Drill results fell short of the former’s expectations.Yamana nevertheless re…

The offshore sales agency for Saskatchewan potash producers, Canpotex, will supply up to 1 million tonnes of the substance to China. Canpotex receives nearly 58% of its potash from Potash Corp. of Sas…