Articles by Northern Miner Staff




A rig drills kimberlite CH-28 at Peregrine Diamonds and BHP Billiton's Chidliak diamond project on Baffin Island, Nunavut. Photo by Peregrine Diamonds

Chidliak flaunts four new kimberlites

During the ongoing 2011 diamond exploration program at the Chidliak project in Nunavut, joint-venture partners Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) and BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) have already found another four new kimberlites: CH-52, CH-53, CH-54 and…


Santa Cruz gov’t approves Extorre’s EIA for Cerro Moro

The provincial government of Santa Cruz in southern Argentina has approved the environmental impact assessment of the proposed Cerro Moro gold-silver mine, Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T, XG-X) reports, and the results of a prefeasibility study are…


GMV adds second drill to untested Guyana prospect

Vancouver-based gold explorer GMV Minerals (GMV-V) has two drills now turning at its never-before-drilled claim blocks in northwest Guyana. The company started drilling in early May and added the second rig in mid-June.





Alamos defines new ‘stand-alone’ gold deposit in Turkey

Mid-tier gold miner Alamos Gold (AGI-T) has delineated a new gold zone near its Agi Dagi gold project in Turkey that it believes has the potential to develop into a “stand-alone” project, according to a news release dated June 16.


Magellan races to find more Brazilian gold

It’s been years since geologists Alan Carter and Dennis Moore flew around with a claim map staking property in Brazil’s attractive Tapajos gold district, before setting up their own mining company – Magellan Minerals (mnm-v).


Ursa gets in the ring with Forbes & Manhattan

Struggling junior nickel miner Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) has told Stan Bharti’s Forbes & Manhattan group to put up its dukes and prepare for a fight at the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in Toronto on June 23.


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close