Articles by Northern Miner Staff

With the promising Brookbank gold project near Beardmore, Ont., still tied up by a property ownership dispute, the president of Ontex Resources (ASE) recently sold some of his interest in the junior. …

Waddy Lake Resources (TSE) has announced further drill results from a recently completed program on its Komis deposit near La Ronge, Sask. The 20-hole program was designed to confirm and expand minera…

Toronto-based junior Glencairn Exploration (ASE) has purchased a 100% interest in a 60-claim base metal property near Cranbrook, B.C. The claims are three kilometres southwest of a property where Cons…

Despite Ontario’s apparently hostile policy toward mining, most major exploration companies feel that the province has good exploration potential for volcanogenic-hosted massive sulphide deposits. Thi…

Toronto-based junior Hillsborough Resources (TSE) is currently evaluating the possibility of reopening the historic El Oro gold camp northwest of Mexico City. The El Oro gold district produced more th…

Several diamond exploration experts have drawn parallels between the diamond-producing regions of Siberia and the Slave province of the Northwest Territories, where exploration is still in its early s…

The Mexican government is openly welcoming Canadian mining companies to bring their capital, expertise and technology to Mexico and help develop the country’s mineral resources. The invitation was ext…

The proceeds of a recent private placement will be used by Adrian Resources (VSE) to fund the second phase of exploration on the Cerro Petaquilla copper-gold project in Panama. The junior can earn a 4…

Positive results from a recent sampling program were reported by Even Resources (VSE), which is about to begin a diamond drill program at the Inca de Oro project 50 miles north of Copiapo, Chile. The …

In an effort to enhance shareholder value, Crown Resources (TSE) recently engaged financiers CS First Boston Group to help it investigate “strategic alternatives.” The options being considered include…

An agreement with Rudne bane, a mining company controlled by the Czecho-Slovakian government, will allow Keylock Resources (ASE) to complete a 1,500-metre underground drilling program and metallurgica…

Despite weak gold prices, Glamis Gold (TSE) turned in another solid operating performance during its first quarter of fiscal 1993. The company has been producing gold for over 10 years, and currently …