Articles by Northern Miner Staff

In its May 19 budget, the Ontario government announced a change to the province’s capital tax legislation which will bring relief to companies which issue flow-through shares. After almost 18 months o…

Vancouver-based Venezuelan Goldfields (VSE) is planning to spend about US$4 million during the next two years to explore gold properties in the Kilometre 88 area of Venezuela. The first priority will …

Jillian Jacques appointed director. N5…

Linda Atkinson appointed director. N5…

Gregory Boyce appointed vice-president, Mineral Mines. N5…

A bulk leach test will be conducted by Glamis Gold (TSE) at the Cieneguita project in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Glamis is earning a 60% interest from Aquiline Resources (VSE) by advanci…

Three properties in Quebec’s Destor Twp., north of Rouyn-Noranda, are being explored, Radisson Mining Resources (ME) reports. The junior has reached an agreement with Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) covering t…

Toronto-listed Gibraltar Mines is planning to cut production at its open pit near McLeese Lake, B.C., in response to consistently low copper prices. It is also initiating a $500,000 feasibility study …

Exploration has begun on several gold properties near Yellowknife, N.W.T., belonging to Treminco Resources (TSE). Geochemical sampling will be carried out over intensely altered areas adjacent to mine…

For a while, we were a wee bit concerned about gold. After impressive gains in April and May to the US$380-per-oz. range, bullion prices settled back to about $365 and change. We feared that, once aga…

A letter of intent has been signed between Western Troy Capital (ASE) and Nuinsco Resources (CDN) covering joint exploration of their gold properties near Rainy River, Ont. Nuinsco holds about 830 cla…

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