Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A lockout notice was delivered recently by Westmin Resources (TSE) to 364 unionized employees at its Myra Falls mine near Campbell River, B.C. Westmin said protracted negotiations with Canadian Auto W…

Shareholders of Matlock Mining of Australia have approved the sale to Miramar Mining (VSE) of Matlock’s interests in two Cuban projects. Miramar now holds a 50% interest in the Hierro-Mantua copper le…

Drilling on the Huckleberry property near Kemano, B.C., has confirmed the presence of a new zone of copper mineralization about 4,000 ft. east of the main deposit. New Canamin Resources (VSE) discover…

As the operator of a developing mine and — to add speculative appeal — a major participant in the Northwest Territories diamond hunt, Aur Resources (TSE) has been climbing in price on the Toronto St…

Copper-miner Bethlehem Resources (TSE) recently reached an agreement-in-principle with Lac Minerals (TSE) to lease (with an option to purchase) the Poison Mountain copper-gold-molybdenum property nort…

Copper, one of the few industrial metals to maintain its value in the current depression, has lost its shine and suffered steep reverses in recent weeks. The metal recently reached a five-and-a-half-y…

A deep hole drilled by Flag Resources (ASE) on the Wanapitei anomaly near Sudbury, Ont., intersected 814 ft. of magnetite-bearing core from a depth of 1,900 ft. The magnetite (FE3O4) may have been con…

Conwest Exploration (TSE) has entered into a “bought deal” agreement worth almost $55 million. Underwriters, led by First Marathon Securities, will buy three million B subordinate-voting shares of the…

The Expropriation Compensation Board has determined the amount of compensation to be awarded to Casamiro Resource (VSE) and two private co-claimants for their interests in 19 Crown-granted mineral cla…

An agreement has been reached allowing Excellon Resources (VSE) to buy Valdez Gold’s (ASE) interest in the Tombstone gold-silver project in Arizona. In return, Valdez will receive up to three million …

Confident that it is on the heels of an environmental breakthrough, St. Genevieve Resources (TSE) has cast its first ingot containing gold and silver ore at its Norebec-Manitou pilot recycling plant. …

Roxmark Mines (TSE) is negotiating an option agreement for 32 claims in Odlum Twp. in the White River area of northern Ontario. Any agreement is subject to a due diligence review and regulatory approv…