Articles by Northern Miner Staff

With gold near a 2-month high, at just below US$390 per oz., even the recent steep jump in the bank rate failed to shake western markets. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index shot up 58.85 poin…

Severide Resources (SVE:VSE) has changed its name to Severide Environmental Industries on a share-for-share basis. It is no longer involved in mining.

Two officers of Minefinders (VSE) sold shares in January and February. Senior officer and director Dale Hendrick exercised 50,000 options at 22 cents and sold 11,500 shares at $2-2.40 to hold 88,500 s…

Montreal-based Messeguay Mines (ME) can earn interests in Loubel Exploration’s (ME) two properties in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Messeguay can earn 49% of the 314-sq.-km Dossi property, which hosts tw…

The metals and minerals sub-index of The Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index rose again in January alongside firmer prices for base metals, gold and potash. Aluminum prices strengthened dramat…

Through its Philippine subsidiary, TVI Copper (ASE) has filed six production-sharing agreements totaling 65,223 acres. The two claim blocks that constitute the position are on Mindanao Island. The gro…

A private placement of 1.2 million units of Tri Origin Exploration (TSE) is expected to raise $3.7 million. The proceeds will finance drilling on the Lewis Ponds project in New South Wales, Australia….

At $17.42 an hour, the average wage here for an underground miner is still well above that paid to industrial workers in Canada. But for the 290 unionized employees of MSV Resources (TSE), it represen…

Toronto-listed Rayrock Yellowknife Resources plans to increase its ownership in the Dee gold mine to 100% from the current 44% It will buy a 44% interest from Corona Gold, a wholly owned subsidiary of…

In return for quarterly payments of US$50,000, to a total of US$200,000 plus 100,000 common shares, Cadre Resources (VSE) can acquire the Venezuelan property known as El Encanto. Situated in the Marwa…

Ottawa-based Trillion Resources (TSE) has acquired 13 prospecting licences in southwestern Botswana. The area comprises 11,357 sq. km in the Kalahari district and can be explored for gold, base metals…

Junior Golden News Resources (VSE) has raised more than $11 million to buy Mexican-based Minera Sanex and prepare that company’s Luz del Cobre copper project for production. The junior raised the fund…