Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A recently signed agreement gives Canarc Resource (VSE) an option to earn an 80% interest in the Sara Creek concession in east-central Suriname. To earn the interest, Canarc must spend US$2.3 million …

Ilm Resources Ltd. (ILM:VSE) has changed its transfer agent to Pacific Corporate Trust.

Toronto-listed Black Hawk Mining plans to acquire an interest in the Keystone project near Lynn Lake, Man., from DCC Equities. The purchase price consists of five separate considerations including: 10…

A summer exploration program has begun on the Fer polymetallic property near Flin Flon, Man., belonging to Canmine Resources (CDN). The $200,000 program will include line-cutting, surface transient el…

An issuer bid has been made through the Toronto Stock Exchange by Goldcorp (TSE) to buy back up to 1.4 million class A participating partially voting shares of the company. The shares will be acquired…

A work program managed by 50-50 partners Huntington Resources (VSE) and Liquid Gold Resources (VSE) is under way on the Brett claims near Vernon, B.C. Huntington has negotiated an arrangement to acqui…

Responding to concerns over environmental protection, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has urged members to comply with the environmental policy adopted by the Mining Associ…

Exploration is under way on two gold properties near Wawa, Ont., both of which belong to Reed Lake Exploration (ASE). At the Holdsworth property in Gorbiere Twp., northwest of Hawk Junction, work is b…

Base metal and many minor metal inventories rose again during May and early June, reaching their highest levels in years. The reasons vary, but relate mostly to an ease in demand caused by declining m…

Despite a winter program which yielded encouraging results, Westminer Canada has decided to terminate its option on Cache Explorations’ (ME) Fenton property near Chapais, Que. Hole 93-03, drilled to t…

Trenching on the Aztec project, 70% of which is owned by Skyline Gold (TSE), has outlined three high-grade copper-zinc-silver zones for reconnaissance drilling this summer. Nine trenches were complete…

A feasibility study by Dynatec Engineering on the Komis gold deposit near La Ronge, Sask., has been deemed positive by property-holder Waddy Lake Resources (TSE). According to the report, Komis contai…