Articles by Northern Miner Staff

It scarcely needs saying that diamond excitement looms large in the Northwest Territories, but base metals and gold are also moving into the picture. About 400 km southwest of Coronation Gulf lies one…

When you think of diamond mining, South Africa comes immediately to mind, followed closely, perhaps, by a trio of other major southern Africa producer nations: Angola, Botswana and Namibia. Further no…

Things may be quiet now, but, come autumn, the diamond play near Kirkland Lake, Ont., is expected to gain momentum. By then, the major players will have finished evaluating results from early spring a…

One of the first juniors to join the diamond exploration rush in this northern region was Vancouver-based Aber Resources (TSE). Today, the company holds varying interests in the 600,000-plus hectares …

There are now more than 200 companies active in North American diamond exploration. Much of this exploration is under challenging Arctic conditions. One group with a proven track record in that domain…

Within the space of less than a week, Utah-based Gold Standard (NASDAQ) has gone from rags to riches to rags. The penury-wealth-penury fast track began Sept. 3 when a jury in Utah ruled defendant Gett…

Beach sand could soon become a “hot item” in this sleepy little fishing village on Quebec’s North Shore. Tiomin Resources (ME) is collecting a 100-tonne sample of heavy mineral concentrate from its Na…

Bulk sampling will begin immediately on a diamond project held by BHP Minerals Canada and Dia Met Minerals (TSE) in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. BHP recently awarded the contra…

Anooraq Resources (ARQ:VSE) has changed its transfer agent. It is now Montreal Trust.

The Keystone joint venture started open-pit mining of the BT deposit near Lynn Lake, Man., in mid-August. An estimated 25,000 tonnes of high-grade ore is now exposed. Cazador Explorations (VSE), which…

On a 296-claim package in the Brookfield area of southwest Nova Scotia, Abacus Minerals (VSE) has begun detailed sampling for gold. Abacus can earn a 100% interest in the property from a private compa…

After the strong summer bull market, most precious metals have been losing ground as a result of profit-taking by speculators. The question is, after testing the downtrend line, will these metals even…