Articles by Northern Miner Staff

The commodity price index of The Bank of Nova Scotia dropped 5.9% in April from the previous month. The oil sector picked up but was more than offset by falling forest product and metal and mineral su…

An associated company of TVX Gold (TSE) has completed its acquisition of a majority interest in a controversial gold property in Venezuela. Known as Brisas del Cuyuni and situated in the Kilometre 88 …

Drilling on the Meliadine gold property in the Northwest Territories has enabled 50-50 partners Comstate Resources (TSE) and Cumberland Resources (VSE) to define, more clearly, the extent of the depos…

While one drill focused on near-surface exploration on Eden Roc’s (TSE) Ivory Coast property, a second has been defining the Brahima deposit in preparation for mining startup this fall. The Brahima is…

Survey control in underground mines is essential to ensuring the efficiency of mining systems. I vividly recall my first venture into a mine, in the early years of the Second World War, at the Red Ros…

Five European shareholders of Imperial Metals (TSE) have filed notices of their intention to sell up to a total of 20 million shares of the company. The holding represents 38% of Imperial’s 52 million…

Goldpac Investments (GPK:VSE) has changed its name to Brimstone Gold (BSC:VSE) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.

Although the stock markets have been on a slide for the past month or so, trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange is still well ahead of last year. For example, the TSE’s average daily value of $808.1 m…

The highlight of British Columbia’s Mining Week (May 23-27) was the opening of Mining House, which combines three associations under one roof to increase public service. The ribbon-cutting ceremony on…

A 175-hole reverse-circulation program is under way on the Tacaza oxide copper project in southeastern Peru. Owner Kookaburra Resources (VSE) has completed two column tests, both of which returned rec…

The recent discovery by Aber Resources (TSE) of several diamondiferous kimberlites further attests to the exploration potential of the Lac de Gras region in the Northwest Territories. The discovery ho…

For exhibitors at any trade show, the true measure of success is the number of contacts and sales leads generated. Judged by that criterion alone, the recent Expomin Mining Convention in Chile’s capit…