Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Despite the increasingly complex regulatory environment, it is still possible, after considerable patience and perseverence, to permit a new mining operation in the U.S. For proof, one need look no fu…

Michael Knuckey appointed president and chief executive officer.

The West African country of Ghana is undergoing aerial geophysical survey work, courtesy of Aerodat Inc. The Mississauga, Ont.-based company, which has been flying both non-exclusive fixed-wing and ex…

A recent agreement will allow Viceroy Resource (TSE) to increase its position in the Castle Mountain open-pit gold mine in southeastern California. Under the arrangement, Viceroy will acquire 9 millio…

A high-power geophysical survey has enabled Canmine Resources (ASE) to discover at least five volcanic feeder vents. These vents are believed to be responsible for forming the Island zone massive sulp…

An evaluation report estimates the Hammerdown deposit in Newfoundland could produce 225,000 oz. of payable gold at a cost of US$131 per oz., over a 3-year period. The deposit, situated on the Rendell-…

The final hole drilled by Dakota Mining (TSE) at its Gilt Edge gold mine near Deadwood, South Dakota, has resulted in some encouraging values. The longest and highest-grade intercept averaged 0.67 oz….

Base metal miner Aur Resources (TSE) has repaid the outstanding bank debt of $28.4 million that was incurred to fund its share of development costs at the Louvicourt copper-zinc-gold mine in Val d’Or,…

Having undergone management changes and having opted against buying an opal project in British Columbia, Blue Emerald Resources (VSE) is ready to begin exploring for gold. While it reviews several pro…

A conference and exhibition on “mineral investment opportunities in Ethiopia” is set for Feb. 14-16 in Addis Ababa. The morning of the first day of the conference will feature talks on various topics,…

Aristotle hit the nail squarely on the head, sometime back in the third century BC, when he called poverty “the parent of revolution and crime.” The states likely to be well administered, he noted, ar…

Convicted of second-degree murder (T.N.M., Jan. 30/95) in the bombing deaths of nine miners at the Giant gold mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., Roger Warren was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison bef…