Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Mining operations at the A8 pit of the Valdez Creek placer gold mine in Anchorage, Alaska, indicate the average grade is 30% lower than expected. Consequently, owner Cambior (TSE) has reduced the net …

Initial drilling by Patrician Gold Mines (ASE) on its Ikungu Peninsula property in northwestern Tanzania has intersected gold mineralization. Hole 1 intersected the Forest Reef, a thick exhalite horiz…

Junior Black Hawk Mining (TSE) has completed a private placement of 1 million flow-through common shares. Proceeds will be $600,000, some of which will finance drilling at the Redstone mine, south of …

Drilling at the Southwin project in the Northwest Territories has resulted in several intersections of high-grade gold. The project, situated in the Keewatin district, is a joint venture between Cypru…

In two separate transactions, Titan Empire (CDN) has acquired eight concessions on the Indonesian island of Java. Titan recently acquired a 90% interest in the Indonesian company PT Kelsel Asri, which…

Geological mapping and sampling on the Pilldolla property, 55 miles northwest of here, is outlining a mineralized shear zone. Aquaterre Mineral Development (VSE) acquired the property to follow up the…

Drill results from the Island zone on the Fer property in northern Manitoba suggest the gold-copper mineralization continues at depth. Canmine Resources (ASE) reports that a 2.9-metre section from hol…

Junior Exploration Mirandor (ME) has arranged a $150,000 private placement. The funds, which consist of common shares priced at 20 cents each and one warrant per share valued at 26 cents, will be used…

VSE-listed Norcan Resources has announced a private placement of 500,000 units at 60 cents each. A unit consists of one share and one warrant that entitles the holder to buy one additional share for 6…

Montreal-listed Globex Mining has opted to acquire two gold properties in the western U.S. As consideration, Globex granted a net smelter return on each property payable if the gold price rises above …

Mine-finding is perhaps the most difficult and financially hazardous task undertaken in the industrial world. Success requires supreme dedication or phenomenal luck, or some part of both. Few people u…