Articles by Northern Miner Staff

Golden Trio Minerals has acquired an option on a 166-claim property in Pic Twp., Ont. Located west of the Hemlo gold mines, the claims are held by International Maple Leaf Resources. Golden Trio has t…

With junior mine financing made vastly easier these days, and interest in gold mining now at a high pitch, many of the long-dormant mines and properties are being given another chance. This includes t…

With a healthy working capital of just over $18 million, Northgate Exploration is out seriously shopping for a new acquisition in the precious metals arena. .T No small task, as President John Kearn…

A 4,000-ft drilling program is under way at the Dome Lake property located about 40 miles northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., by Lightening Minerals. Exploration work on this 32-claim property has so fa…

Call it a downturn or a correction, trading on the Montreal Exchange this past week was generally less spectacular than in preceding weeks, although resource issues continued to be actively traded. To…

The board of Novamin Inc. has accepted a takeover offer by Breakwater Resources, subject to the completion of a definitive agreement. Terms of the proposal would see Breakwater issue one share for two…

A new gold discovery has just been added to the portfolio of Toronto-listed Canamax Resources. The site of the discovery is at its wholly-owned Lochalsh project, located in the Goudreau gold belt 35 k…

Once again golds set the market on its ear with a rise that seemed to defy gravity itself. Spurred on by worries of a sinking U.S. dollar, bullion prices soared to a high of over $420(US) an oz while …

A 500-ft stepout hole on the joint venture property of North American Rare Metals and Dundee- Palliser Resources in Vezza Twp. in Quebec’s Casa Berardi area has extended the gold zone to 2,000 ft and …

Mining seems to appeal to Ontario Premier David Peterson. The premier, who has been acting minister for some time of the province’s ministry of northern development and mines, said he is “enjoying the…

Hot on the heels of its purchase of 51% of Mascot Gold Mines, Lacana Mining has reached two agreements for the sale of five million common shares. In one deal, Lacana has made an agreement with Gordon…

It’s somewhat ironic that tough economic times for the mining industry can be counted as something of a blessing in disguise, at least as far as mine safety is concerned. The Mines Accident Preventi…