Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Mining’s current slump once again testifies to the traditional cyclical nature of this feast or famine business, depending of course on the price of metals. But stock markets are something else. Here,…

What exploration needs most in Canada is a good discovery, says Fenton Scott, President of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. At a time when juniors are having trouble raising even …

When visiting mining operations and mineral exploration offices in North America, one is often struck with the high level of automation of the tasks performed by the draftperson, geologist and mining …

The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is trying to raise $5 million to finance construction of an earth sciences gallery. The museum says it has been about 12 years since it had such a facility, and it …

Compared with 1981, Canada’s reserves of copper, nickel, zinc and silver in 1991 were down by about one-third. They dropped by almost 40% for lead and were off by 65% for molybdenum. Although reserves…

The second phase of an undergrund exploration program at the Sleeping Giant gold project 40 miles north of Amos, Que., has been extended, Cambior (TSE), the operator, and Aurizon Mines (TSE) report. M…

With the payment of 30,000 common shares, Redfern Resources (TSE) acquired a 100% free and clear interest in a number of claims owned by Silver Talon Mines (VSE) in the Tulsequah River area of northwe…

Privately owned Abel Lake Resources is in the market for an exploration partner for its northeastern Ontario prospect following the withdrawal of property option holder Royal Oak Mines (TSE). Abel Pre…

Recent assays from the FER copper-zinc property in northern Manitoba include encouraging gold values, reports Canmine Resources (CDN). Holes FER-3 and FER-4 intersected three sulphide-bearing lenses g…

Results from the drilling of the two easternmost sections investigated by a recent program (on the No. 1 zone) at the Granada gold project near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., indicate that the system is open on…

Toronto-based Starmin Mining (TSE) says it has negotiated an agency agreement with Yorkton Securities for a private placement of 312,500 special warrants at 72 cents per warrant, on a best efforts bas…

As the bigger companies downsize their exploration efforts in North America, the emphasis on Mexico has mushroomed to the point where there are now at least 74 Canadian and a handful of U.S. firms con…