Articles by Northern Miner Staff




Dia Met outlines plans for Lac de Gras sampling

A long-awaited summary of Dia Met Minerals’ (TSE) diamond exploration plans for the Northwest Territories was released recently. As previously reported, Dia Met and partner BHP Minerals Canada will bu…


EDITORIAL PAGE — Opening up the north

Times are a-changing for everyone. What used to be considered the frontier lands of northern Canada have today been, if not tamed, then slightly subdued by civilization. Political events both at home …


Treminco acquires option on greenstone belt claims

Vancouver-based Treminco Resources (TSE) has acquired 28 square miles of claims within the Yellowknife greenstone belt in the Northwest Territories through staking, transference of mineral rights and …



Grade of Arkansas `Crater of Diamonds’ sought

Diamonds from Arkansas made the big time recently — nothing less than the ultimate in prime-time television. And if a particular Arkansas gem wasn’t the highlight of the event, it was still there and…


Aur search for base metals extends to eastern U.S.

In its search for new volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, Aur Resources (TSE) has targeted the Northern Volcanic Belt in the Appalachian mountains of Maine and New Hampshire as a top priority. Thi…



Ontex placement falls through

Mr. Osama Eissa, who had agreed to subscribe to a private placement of up to 500,000 units of Ontex Resources (ASE) at $1.21 per unit, has failed to complete the placement. As a result, the agreement …


Casino drilling scheduled

Around-the-clock drilling with three rigs is to be in full swing by March 31 at the Casino copper-gold-molybdenum project in the southern Yukon. Following the recent plan of arrangement with Casino Si…


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