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NOVAGOLD RESOURCESBarrick Gold and NovaGold Resources have decided to split the Donlin Creek gold project in Alaska (pictured) on a 50-50 basis.

NovaGold, Barrick to split Donlin 50/50

Vancouver — After long legal disputes and lots of nasty words, NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) have decided to bury the hatchet and work together to advance the large-…


Gwen Preston

New Gold gets permit for New Afton

Vancouver — New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) has been busy lately, picking up a signed mine permit for its New Afton copper-gold project and signing two letters of intent with nearby claimholder Abacus Mining…


At the Niblack project, from left: Niblack Mining's underground operations manager Henry Bogert, senior geologist Greg Duso, president Paddy Nichol, and vice-president of exploration Darwin Green.

Niblack Goes Underground to Decode Vms Showings

SITE VISIT Ketchikan, Alaska — The float plane skims along the water, delivering visitors to the rugged shores of Prince of Wales Island. Steep, thickly forested hills rise up out…


Mantle hits zinc in Akie stepout

Vancouver — Stepout drilling by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) on its Akie zinc project, in northeastern B.C., hints at the expansion potential of the Main Cardiac Creek zone.


Explorator Keen to Drill Chilean Property

Explorator Resources (EXO-V, EXRAF-O) is about to begin exploration on the newly acquired Venus block on its 11-sq.-km El Espino-Venus project in Chile, where nine small copper-gold mines are in opera…


A worker oversees a zinc flotation circuit at Dia Bras' Malpaso mill, in northern Mexico's Sierra Madre mineral belt. Dia Bras is one of many juniors investing in Mexico to profit from continued high metals prices against a backdrop of spiralling energy costs, poor government incentives and labour strife.

Investment Dollars Flow Into Mexico

Monterrey, Mexico — Mexico’s long-neglected mineral reserves are set to get a historic boost over the next few years with record levels of mining investment, making Mexico the world’s number two dest…


Virgin Wants to Start Small at Los Verdes

With a resource calculation in hand and plans for a feasibility study, Virgin Metals (VGM-T, VGMTF-O) is looking to move along its Los Verdes copper-molybdenum project on the eastern boundary of Sonor…



Antares Minerals project geologist Javier Robeto (left) and Mansfield Minerals director John Leask in a trench on the joint-venture partners' Rio Grande copper-gold project in northwestern Argentina's Salta province.

Mansfield, Antares Pumped on Rio Grande Potential

SITE VISIT Salta province, Argentina — Based on the sheer size of the mineralized system, joint-venture partners Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) and Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) are keen on the…



Editorial: Credit Crunch Cramps Miners’ Style

Mining companies and investors spent much of the week ended Aug. 25, the 35th trading week of 2007, licking their wounds and laying low after the previous week’s bloodletting on the world markets, whi…


Ross LoutheanSpecial to the Northern Miner

Teck Cominco and the Big Payout

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — Executives of Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) virtually sat on the doorstep of Rudi Gomez’s suburban residence in Adelaide to ensure a deal would be struck with this eng…


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