Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Once its partner completes an initial public offering on the Alberta Stock Exchange, Almaden Resources (VSE) plans to perform more exploration on its Rose gold-silver project near Summerland, B.C. Lau…

Vancouver-listed East Africa Gold has concluded negotiations for a private placement of up to 1.8 million units at $1.35 each. A unit consists of a share and a warrant entitling the holder to buy an a…

A preliminary US$200,000 exploration program is nearing completion on the Rio Tinto copper oxide property in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Operator Swannell Minerals (VSE) can earn a half interest i…

New high-grade zinc assays are cause for excitement for Solitario Resources (TSE) at its Bongara zinc project in northern Peru. The project is in an advanced stage, and exploration continues to increa…

Expanding its presence in South America, Consolidated Madison Holdings (VSE) has been able to joint-venture four of its properties. The junior owns or has under option five properties in each of Brazi…

The board of directors of Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE) has authorized development of the Phoenix project at the Battle Mountain gold complex in Nevada. The open-pit, heap-leach project is centred aroun…

As part of a feasibility study of the Goldfields project in northern Saskatchewan, Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) will carry out three drill programs concurrently. A 16,400-ft. infill program is alrea…

The first three holes of a planned 60-hole program on the Damoti Lake property in the Northwest Territories has expanded the Horseshoe-Pyrite gold zone. Consolidated Ramrod Gold (TSE) extended the str…

An agreement with Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE) and its offspring, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE), sets the stage for RTZ (NYSE) and its subsidiary, RTZ America, to become involved in exploration and…

Allan Ferry, research analyst for Toronto-based Thomson Kernaghan & Co., believes Tiomin Resources (ME) is well positioned to develop its Natashquan heavy mineral sands project in Quebec. Tiomin is al…

An April 7 meeting in Toronto on the subject of “advancing downhole geochemical logging technology” will be hosted by the Mining Industry Technology Council of Canada (MITEC). Guest speakers will be P…

A senior geologist for MK Gold, Martin G. Morrice, died in Panama when the airplane in which he was travelling crashed. The plane, a twin-engine Seneca, was chartered to carry Morrice from Penonome to…