Short Courses (November 08, 2010)
Each year Roundup presents an assortment of short courses, offered on schedules before the conference and conducted by highly regarded instructors and industry leaders. Each course covers a diverse se…
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Core Shack (November 08, 2010)
A cornerstone of Mineral Exploration Roundup, Core Shack showcases new discoveries, leading prospects, advanced projects and operating mines from around the world. Core Shack 2010 saw core displays fr…
TRADE SHOW
The trade show is a staple of Mineral Exploration Roundup and presents an unparalleled opportunity to visit with a wide cross-section of companies working in the mineral exploration and mining sector.
Map Tent (November 08, 2010)
AME BC is pleased to be running the Map Tent again, making it, along with Core Shack, an ongoing and integral part of Roundup’s technical foundation. The Map Tent will provide participants with a firs…
Prospectors’ Tent (November 08, 2010)
Located in the Core Tent, the Prospectors’ Tent will provide an opportunity for B.C.-and Yukon-based prospectors to present their diverse mineral properties to the delegates attending Mineral Explorat…
Technical Sessions (November 08, 2010)
OFFICIAL OPENING AND 2010 BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALASKA, YUKON, ALBERTA AND MANITOBA EXPLORATION REVIEWS
Poster Session (November 08, 2010)
The Mineral Exploration Roundup Poster Session highlights public geoscience. Over 90 posters will feature the results of geological mapping and economic geology studies including new ideas and new tec…
Malaga breaks Chinese grip on tungsten
SITE VISIT PASTO BUENO, PERU — It’s a story that is starting to sound all too familiar: China holds a lock on the supply of a strategic metal and is…
Sonora, Canaco clash in Tanzania
Sonora Gold & Silver (SOC-V) and Canaco Resources (CAN-V) are butting heads over a small land area on the Magambazi gold trend in Tanzania.
Northcliff eyes N.B. tungsten play
Mindful of a rising tungsten price, the Hunter Dickinson Group has picked up an option on Geodex Minerals’ (GXM-V, G2W-F) advanced exploration-stage Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum project in central…
First Quantum offers $460M for Antares
VANCOUVER — In a big step towards diversifying its copper operations away from Africa, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is buying Antares Minerals (ANM-V) in a cash-and-share deal worth $460 mill…
Bill C-300’s defeat
The last week of October was a satisfying one for Canadian miners, with Canada’s parliament voting to defeat the anti-mining Bill C-300 by an unsettlingly close 140-to-134 margin.