Articles by Northern Miner Staff


Drillers at La Mancha Resources' Hassai project in Northern Sudan. Photo by La Mancha Resources

Doubled Hassai resource creates buzz for La Mancha

Exposed sulphide mineralization appears at the bottom of 12 out of 16 oxide pits that make up La Mancha Resources’ (LMA-T) Hassai gold-copper mining complex in the remote desert of northern Sudan. And a new resource estimate based on…



A driller at Gold Canyon Resources' Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario. Photo by Gold Canyon Resources

Gold Canyon tallies 3.7M oz. gold at Springpole

After delivering a string of exciting drill results over the past two years at its Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario, Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) has released a long-awaited resource update totalling 3.7 million oz. gold and…



Energizer Resources' senior VP of operations Craig Scherba walks on a giant graphite ridge on the Seta graphite zone at the Green Giant vanadium-graphite project in Madagascar. Photo by Energizer Resources

Graphite: Hot commodity or hyped commodity?

Lithium and rare earth metals became the “it” commodities in the mining industry over the last few years, and now there is a growing consensus among industry watchers that graphite is set to take the stage in their wake.  


Victoria’s Eagle to land in two years

With a feasibility study now in hand for its Eagle gold deposit on the wholly owned Dublin Gulch property in central Yukon, Victoria Gold (VIT-V) has solidified a plan that could take it from junior developer to gold miner by the end of 2014.



Drilling at Midas Gold's Golden Meadows gold project in Idaho. Photo by Midas Gold

‘Rediscoveries’ among featured projects at Roundup 2012

Modern technologies combined with robust metal prices helped generate many of the domestic and international exploration successes featured at Mineral Exploration Roundup hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME…



The processing plant at Monument Mining's Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia. Photo by The Northern Miner

Juniors scramble for mainland Southeast Asia’s riches

The mainland of Southeast Asia may not hold much buzz for most Canadian explorers — with island nations in the region getting far more attention — but there are a few intrepid companies finding success in this oft-overlooked part of…


Drillers probe Kilo Goldmines' Adumbi gold deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Orientale Province. Photo by Kilo Goldmines

Kilo juggles projects in the DRC, Afghanistan

In late January Kilo Goldmines (KGL-V) announced that its iron ore joint-venture project with Rio Tinto (RIO-N) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to host direct shipping ore. In the same announcement the junior…


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