Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Primo Gold (PRI:VSE) has changed its name to Primo Resources (PRI:VSE) on a share-for-share basis.

An agreement with Golden Star Resources (TSE) gives Cambior (TSE) the right to earn a half interest in the Yaou-Dorlin gold project in French Guiana. The project covers two prospects (Yaou and Dorlin)…

Discovery of a potential sizable gold occurrence in the Waugh Lake area of the extreme northeastern corner of Alberta has the area’s lease-holding syndicate looking for partners. The syndicate is cour…

Publicly traded junior mining companies in Nova Scotia — once thriving employers and significant contributors to the provincial economy during the late 1980s — are near extinction. The result has be…

Vancouver-listed Seawest Resources can earn a half participating interest in the Moody Twp. gold prospect of Glen Auden Resources (CDN). The 89-claim property is near Timmins, Ont. To earn the interes…

New gold and silver production records were set by Echo Bay Mines (TSE) in 1993 and the Denver-based company is expecting similar output this year. Gold output increased to 873,890 oz. last year, up 1…

Toronto-based TVX Gold (TSE) is optimistic about the coming year now that Inco (TSE), has sold the public its 61.8% stake in the company. The sale prompted TVX Chairman Eike Batista to assemble a new …

Toronto-based Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) has discovered a new zone at its Lewis Ponds polymetallic project in New South Wales, Australia. The mineralized structure exists below a major fault structu…

Reverse circulation drilling has been completed on the Elenita oxide copper project near Antofagasta, Chile. Princeton Mining (TSE) drilled 3,000 metres, including 23 holes, designed to test a series …

Two gold mining operations in Costa Rica helped Ariel Resources (TSE) post its highest 6-month earnings to date. For the period ended Mar. 31, Ariel netted US$593,775, or about US6.4 cents per share. …

Drill results from the Alabama target at the Similco mine near Princeton, B.C., confirm the presence of a higher-grade zone below prior shallow drilling. Princeton Mining (TSE) has drilled 5,300 ft. (…

The extent of the Huckleberry copper project, near Kemano, B.C., is gradually coming into focus. As definition and infill drilling continue on the East zone, New Canamin Resources (VSE) is preparing t…