Jamie options Todd to Cherly Res
Jamie Frontier Resources (COATS) has optioned its Todd Twp., Ont., gold property to Cherly Resources (VSE). The property is located 15 miles west of Red Lake. Cherly can earn a 50% interest by making …
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Trade Commission of Chile
The Trade Commission of Chile recently announced that a delegation of mining executives and the President of the National Mining Guild of Chile (Sociedad Nacional de Mineria A.G.) will be in Toronto f…
High River Reports Results from Snow Lake Program
The underground drill program now under way at the Snow Lake mine in northern Manitoba appears to be off to a good start. According to High River Resources (VSE), the operator of the exploration progr…
Construction at Cheni Gold Mines project on schedule
Construction work at the Cheni Gold project in the Toodoggone area of British Columbia is on schedule, but a switch from shrinkage to blast-hole stoping is expected to increase development costs over …
Battle over Frasergold Continues
The battle for control of the Frasergold project west of Williams Lake, B.C. appears to be far from over. Two Vancouver-based juniors, Southlands Mining Corp. (VSE) and Eureka Resources, (VSE) have lo…
Letters to the Editor More US news in The Miner
I have been reading The Northern Miner for seven years and gained my education and initial mining experience in the Canadian bush. I recently relocated to Nevada and my subscription to your newspaper …
Gold/Silver conference
Randol International is sponsoring a gold and silver conference and exhibition at the University of Western Australia, Matilda Bay Campus, in Perth, from Oct 27- Nov 1. The conference includes speec…
Porphyry copper-gold deposit discovered in Sulphurets camp
A large tonnage, near surface, metamorphosed porphyry copper-gold deposit has been defined by trenching, geophysical surveys and diamond drilling on the Kerr property located 60 km north of Stewart, B…
Rouyn, Lac mining gold at Francoeur
Production at a rate of 450 tons per day has officially begun at the Francoeur gold mine, near Rouyn Que., equal partners Rouyn Mining Resources (TSE) and Lac Minerals (TSE) say. For the first six mon…
Greenstone/Dragoon take up search for base metals in B.C.
For decades now, companies have drilled holes, often to great depths, into the Aldridge formation near Cranbrook, B.C., in the search for a major massive sulphide deposit. The most recent effort was u…
Commodity index falls despite strong metals
A slight pickup in metals and minerals helped to keep Scotiabank’s all-commodity price index from falling by more than 2% in August, the bank reports. Higher prices for aluminum, potash and sulphur du…
Alberta Stock Exchange Nfld play sparks Varna
Drill hole results from a property on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Penninsula, a hot exploration area of late, sparked some trading activity in Varna Gold this week. One 20-ft intersection averaging 0.32…