Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Drilling by Noranda Exploration, a subsidiary of Noranda (TSE), is under way at the Whistle Lake property, about 80 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ont. The property, which is held equally by Internationa…

The time for action is now, says Helene Cartier, an engineer and lawyer with gold-producer Cambior who has been speaking to industry audiences throughout Quebec on behalf of the “Keep Mining In Canada…

Trenching by Societe Miniere Ecudor (ME) has unearthed three gold occurrences on the Adanac project 6 miles east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The Nos. 2, 3 and 4 zones are part of the larger Tourmaline zone…

With this year’s exploration program now complete, La Teko Resources (NASDAQ) has arrived at a resource estimate for its True North property near Fairbanks, Alaska. The proven and probable resource st…

Exploration activity has picked up steam in the region surrounding the Cirque (Stronsay) deposit 280 km north of McKenzie in northeastern British Columbia. Cirque, previously owned by Curragh Inc., ho…

An option agreement withVirginia Gold Mines (ME) will allow Kennecott Canada to explore two properties in the Labrador Trough area of northern Quebec. Exploration work is planned or is under way at nu…

A pair of polymetallic projects in northwestern Quebec, in which Cambior (TSE) is the major player, are in preproduction. Commercial production at the 1100 Lens project of Audrey Resources (TSE) near …

Drills have begun turning on Nuinsco Resources’ (TSE) Rainy River gold project in northwestern Ontario. The program will test targets outlined by geophysical, geochemical and geological surveys. The R…

Based on recent drill results and a new pit design, reserves at Geomaque Explorations’ (TSE) San Francisco gold deposit in Mexico have increased by 54%. Minable proven and probable reserves at the dep…

Gold values are reported from a drilling program at the West Fork project in Guyana. Situated in the Cuyuni mining district, the project is owned jointly by Roraima Gold (VSE) and Golden Star Resource…

Northeastern Turkey is the site of a new gold discovery by Cominco Resources International (TSE). Situated in the same geological setting as the nearby Saray property, the Rhodo prospect consists of t…

Excitement is not an emotion normally associated with the coal sector, the average investor being more susceptible to the lure of precious and base metals plays. However, Robert Dickinson, Robert Hunt…