Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A US$200,000 work program was recently completed by Aurizon Mines (TSE) on its 140-sq.-km La Reyna copper-gold project in Sinaloa state, Mexico. The second-stage program involved geophysical and geoch…

The Grupo Ferrominero S.A. consortium gained control earlier this year of most of Mexico’s manganese industry. The consortium bought Cia. Minera Autlan de C.V. and Ferroaleaciones de Mexico S.A. (Ferr…

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) faces a rocky ride from the U.S. Congress as decision time nears. The tri-lateral trade pact among Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, scheduled to come into f…

A feasibility study for the Moris gold deposit in Chihuahua state is expected by the end of this month. The open-pit, heap-leach project of Manhattan Minerals (VSE) is the most advanced in the company…

Preparing for production by year-end at La Colorada, 50 km southeast of Hermosillo, Mexico, are Campbell Resources (TSE) and Eldorado (VSE). Eldorado is earning a 70% interest in the gold project from…

With an advanced copper project and a producing gold mine in its portfolio, Toronto-based Exall Resources (TSE) is one of the more active juniors on the Mexican mining scene. “Our main focus is copper…

With formal title to the Boleo concessions in hand, International Curator Resources (VSE) and Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) are proceeding with exploration and development. Initial work on the property, …

By acquiring a private Mexican company this year, Randstrom Manufacturing (VSE) is able to select properties from a database of precious metals properties in northwest Mexico. The data were acquired d…

Joint-venture partners Jonpol Explorations (TSE) and T & H Resources (TSE) report that a reverse circulation drill program has commenced at La Viruela gold property, 210 km southeast of Hermosillo, in…

The exploration activity of Noranda Exploration in Mexico continues to pick up as its budget for the region increases. The company, a unit of Noranda (TSE), and known as Norex, has about 20 projects o…

With one Mexican copper project in production, Cominco Resources International (TSE) is continuing efforts to develop the Mariquita project in northwest Mexico. The company has been evaluating financi…

As the country in the Western Hemisphere with the longest mining history, Mexico has developed an important body of mining law. The law is derived partly from the legal concepts and traditions that ev…