Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Toronto-listed Conwest Exploration (TSE) and parent Faraday Resources (TSE) are amalgating. The company will continue to be known as Conwest. Pursuant to the merger, Faraday shareholders will receive …

Growing gold producer Cambior (TSE) reports assessing more than 450 projects in Chile during the past three years, its prime targets being copper and gold projects. Last year, the company purchased th…

Less than a year after it formed a joint-venture agreement to earn a 70% interest in the La Colorada property, Eldorado (VSE) has completed a pilot heap leach test and expects to be in production by t…

The owners of the Windy Craggy deposit in northwestern British Columbia will be demanding compensation of several hundred million dollars from the provincial government. Last week, the government expr…

A 3-year arrangement allowing for the exchange of information on environmental technologies has been signed by CANMET (Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology) and the Commission of European C…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index reached a record high of 1,353.02 before backing off to 1,313.68, for a gain of more than 23 points during the week ended June 22. The composite index lost …

The Madhat property on Vancouver Island will be further explored this year by Orvana Minerals (VSE). Exploration is being funded by partner Reynolds Metals, which can earn a 50% interest by spending $…

Price (US) Week’s Change Gold* $367.00 – $3.00 Silver* $ 4.27 – $0.05 Platinum* $372.65 – $8.10 Nickel** $ 2.49 – $0.02 Lead** $ 0.18 $0.00 Copper $ 0.85 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.42 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiaba…

An agreement has been concluded between MSV Resources (ME) and Soquem whereby the latter will make a $1.2-million private placement to explore the Copper Rand and Portage properties in Chibougamau, Qu…

A pair of rutile properties in northern Chile offer potential for Adex Mining (TSE). The wholly owned properties, Barranca Negra and La Rosada, are about four kilometres apart. At Barranca Negra, prel…

A potential copper deposit in northern Chile, about 140 km northeast of Antofagasta, has been reported by Outokumpu Copper Resources. Santa Catalina hosts preliminary reserves of more than 100 million…

The South American country of Chile is easily recognizable on a map. Long and narrow and fronting on the Pacific Ocean, it extends 4,300 km from Peru and Bolivia along its northern frontier to Cape Ho…