Articles by Northern Miner Staff

A bioleaching process developed by Giant Bay Resources for treating refractory gold ores can be considered an “attractive alternative” to roasting or pressure oxidation as process alternatives for the…

An agreement has been reached between Argentex Resources and Lenora Explorations whereby Argentex can earn a 49% interest in Lenora’s 5-claim property in Black Twp., in the district of Timiskaming, On…

Harry Bell, a long-time mine recorder for the Ontario government, has died at his home at Mine Centre, Ont., at the age of 71. Born in Toronto, Mr Bell moved to Mine Centre in 1936, where he was an as…

Winner of this year’s “Prospector of the Year award from the Quebec Prospectors Association is Denis Francoeur and his team from Noranda Exploration. The award was presented for two discoveries in nor…

Drilling at the Tally Pond-Duck Pond project in central Newfoundland continues to intersect encouraging base and precious metals values, Noranda Exploration reports. The property, located about 142 km…

The most significant gold discovery in the Yukon’s Wheaton River Valley in many years has been made by Vancouver-based Omni Resources. The importance of the find has been known for at least a year bec…

Discouraging drill results at Trader Resources Tel deposit on Banks Island, B.C. has forced the company to reduce its reserve estimate by about half. Based on the results of a 71-hole diamond drill pr…

At present gold prices it’s not surprising that companies are taking a second look at refractory mineral deposits. Twelve miles west of this Vancouver Island coastal community, one such company, Bette…

Site preparation at Cheni Gold Mines’ Lawyers property is on schedule and within budget, says Paul Girard, president. Road access into the Sturdee airstrip was scheduled for completion by the first we…

A permit to treat about 2.5 million tons of dump and stamp mill tailings, left over from the former operations at the Yellow Aster mine in California, has been received by Vancouver-based Glamis Gold….

Laurasia Resources is making a rights offering to shareholders, under which each shareholder will receive one right for every share held. Each right will entitle the shareholder to subscribe for one u…

D. K. Platinum Corp. is establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary based in the Channel Islands to facilitate and supervise the company’s international business operations, reports President Brian Gorval….