Articles by Northern Miner Staff

NEWS ROUNDUP — Gold Reserve to increase holdings

Spokane-based Gold Reserve (TSE) plans to acquire the Brisas concession in the Kilometre 88 region of Venezuela. Until now, the company has held a 75% direct and a 16% indirect interest in the propert…


Loki Gold facing permitting delays

Red tape is tying up Loki Gold (TSE) as it endeavors to begin construction at the Brewery Creek open-pit project in the Yukon. The deposit hosts a diluted minable reserve of 16.7 million tonnes gradin…


Bolivar sees production potential

The indicated and inferred resource in three zones at the Tomi concession in Venezuela’s El Callao region is now believed to exceed 2.7 million tonnes grading 5.42 grams gold per tonne. Bolivar Goldfi…


Agate to drill in Chile

Drilling is expected to begin soon at the Nancagua gold-silver project south of Santiago, Chile. Partners Agate Bay Resources (VSE) and Princeton Mining (TSE) plan to drill at least 1,000 metres in a …



Crystallex nears target at Albino

Gold production from the Albino mine in Venezuela has increased dramatically. The operation, situated in the Kilometre 88 region, cranked out 3,352 oz. in March — a whopping 73% increase over the pre…


Voisey Bay anomaly extended

A geophysical survey has identified another anomaly, some 4.5 km northwest of the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador. Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) says work is continuing in this ar…


Arlo drilling in Panama

Junior Arlo Resources (VSE) has commenced diamond drilling on two properties in Panama. At the Oro del Norte copper-gold concession, 110 km west of Panama City, six holes are being drilled in a 1,000-…


Goldcorp drilling intersects gold

During a preliminary drill program on the lower levels of the Red Lake mine in northwestern Ontario, Goldcorp (TSE) uncovered two promising gold discoveries. The first was found between levels 30 and …


OBITUARY — Gordon Plaskett

Longtime mining executive Gordon Plaskett died recently in Peterborough, Ont. He was 76. Plaskett served as president of Canadex Resources and Santa Maria Mines, both of which have connections to the …


Waddy Lake and Golden Rule revise Komis reserves

TSE-listed partners Waddy Lake Resources and Golden Rule Resources have taken a closer look at the geology of the Komis gold deposit and, in the process, recalculated the reserve figure. The deposit, …


ODDS’N’SODS — Diamonds in the Appalachians

The occurrence of diamonds in the eastern U.S. has been well documented since 1843, and possibly even earlier. The authenticated diamonds range in size from 0.25 carats to the Punch Jones diamond, whi…


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