CANADIAN EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS

The commodity boom continued into 2008 where record high prices were achieved in a number of mineral commodities including iron ore, potash, copper, gold, and metallurgical and thermal coal. Canada continues to shine as a resource-rich country where increased exploration activity has led to exciting new discoveries and the development of new mining projects in the major export commodities. However, higher capital costs and energy costs mean that the investment community is looking for quality projects to advance through to production. This session looks at some of the quality projects that are exciting explorers and the investment community across Canada.