Knight, Anglo report high grades in Ungava
The Raglan area in the Ungava Peninsula region of northern Quebec is emerging as a highly prospective nickel camp in light of discoveries by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) and, more recently, Anglo Americ…
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West Raglan yields good nickel grades (September 15, 2003)
Vancouver — The promise of additional nickel-copper discoveries in the Raglan belt has turned into a reality with partners Knight Resources (KNP-V) and Anglo American (AAUK-Q) tallying encouraging dr…
Healthy prices, discoveries spur nickel exploration
After losing ground to their trendy laterite cousins a few years ago, nickel sulphide deposits — hosts of the giant Sudbury, Voisey’s Bay and Norilsk orebodies — are back in fashion.Nickel sulphide …
Altius-Barrick deal triggers gold rush in Newfoundland
St. John’s, NFLD — An increased level of exploration activity in Newfoundland and Labrador has resulted in 30,500 new claims being staked this year (to the end of October), surpassing the previous hi…
Ashton still bullish on Otish Mountains
Six years of regional reconnaissance exploration by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem in the eastern Superior Craton of northern Quebec paid off in the fall of 2001 with the discovery of two …
Manitoba kimberlites prove elusive
Vancouver — A 1999 report by the Manitoba Geological Survey which showed that the province is geologically prospective for hosting diamond occurrences sparked a staking rush in the Superior craton. H…
CanAlaska enters Otish Mountains foray
In an effort to turn up targets for ground follow-up work, Harry Barr’s CanAlaska Ventures (CVV-V) has been flying magnetic geophysical surveys over its main holdings in the Otish Mountains area of Qu…
Otish Mountains diamond play heats up
Confirmation that two “kimberlitic” discoveries in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec are diamondiferous has focused attention on the area.Prior to the Christmas holidays, Ashton Minin…
CanAlaska adds diamond project
Vancouver — CanAlaska Ventures (CVV-V) has acquired a diamond property northwest of the Kapuskasing Structural zone in the Superior Craton of northern Ontario.The vendors of the property discovered w…