Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Last year, Noranda Minerals closed four exploration offices in Canada and the U.S. and opened two new foreign offices in Chile and Mexico. More recently, the base metal miner announced that it would b…

Recent drilling on ground held by partners Aber Resources (TSE), Commonwealth Gold (VSE) and SouthernEra Resources (TSE) has blown holes in the theory that the BHP-Dia Met claim block holds the only p…

A continuing drill program at the Fish Lake property southwest of Williams Lake, B.C., has boosted a preliminary estimate of reserves to 1.19 billion tons grading 0.23% copper and 0.012 oz. gold based…

Funds from a private placement of units completed by Menora Resources (ME) are being used in part for exploration and development work at the Estrella del Norte gold property in Zacatecas, Mexico, the…

As a country with abundant natural resources and the third largest land area in Latin America, Mexico has developed the 15th largest economy in the world and has become the second most industrialized …

Working on the assumption that the best place to find gold is at an existing mine, Placer Dome (TSE) has defined additional resources which it believes could boost its ore reserves by nearly 10 millio…

As an exploration and mining company that operates entirely outside Canada, Cominco Resources International (TSE) was ahead of the pack when Mexico recently opened its doors and made investment in the…

Inco Ltd. has made a lot of right moves over the years but, as has any company that plays such a dominant role within its industry, it has made a few boners, too. Each story, told and re-told, has com…

Today, the WNW Prospecting Syndicate, a venture funded by the Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program, began stripping overburden from a showing in the Geraldton, Ont., gold area. The Ministry of Natur…

Globe-trotter Sir Arvi Parbo will give a talk on Australia’s minerals industry at an Oct. 22 luncheon in Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. His speech will address such topical issues as land rights, sustain…

The Bank of Nova Scotia (known also as Scotiabank) agreed this past summer to invest US$75 million to acquire a 5% interest in Mexico’s fourth largest financial group, Financiero Inverlat, S.A. The Ca…

Toronto-based Hillsborough Resources (TSE) recently signed a joint venture agreement with Industrias Luismin S.A. de C.V. of Mexico City to provide mine engineering and contracting services in Mexico….