Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Almost half of Venezuela is underlain by a mineral-rich, unglaciated, Precambrian-aged craton known as the Guiana Shield. This geological entity is analogous to the Canadian Shield and, until recently…

Toronto-listed Athabaska Gold Resources (TSE) can acquire the assets of the Ladner Creek gold mine near Hope, B.C. The assets include a 1,500-ton-per-day gold processing mill and a tailings pond. Unde…

SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt told a congressional panel that the SEC will make the examinations over the next 6-8 months, Knight-Ridder reports. SEC will visit “scores” of securities branch offices duri…

Several years ago, Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 district was the place to be for junior companies hoping to discover a premier gold deposit. To date, however, new finds of the size and importance of Place…

The feverish quest to find a diamond mine in Canada has spread from the Northwest Territories to cover much of the country, including northern Ontario. The diamond rush began in the Territories, north…

Graeme Robinson appointed interim president and chief executive officer.

J. Belton elected preisident.

Anthony Millar appointed director and chairman.

For many Americans, Latin America is still an economic backwater plagued by widespread poverty, runaway inflation and huge public debt. Yet to a large extent this image is out of step with reality. Am…

Vancouver-based Crystallex International (VSE) reported the commencement this month of gold production at its Albino open-pit mine in Venezuela. Albino is Crystallex’s first producing property. Output…

Continued support for the uranium industry depends on the public’s belief that the sector is committed to strict environmental protection standards, Saskatchewan’s environment minister said recently i…

The discovery of diamonds on the west coast of southern Africa inevitably led to a search for their origin in the immediate hinterland. Only one reputable geologist — ironically the highly respected …