About 70 participants, mainly geologists, prospectors and university students, recently attended a 1-day workshop on kimberlite exploration, at the Haileybury School of Mines in Haileybury, Ont. Title…
Although the occurrence of diamonds in glacial drift in southern Ontario is well documented, few people are aware that kimberlite dykes have been recognized in two localities just north of Lake Ontari…
A second hard look is being given to the Hackett River mineral belt about 200 km east of Metall Mining’s (TSE) Izok Lake project in the Northwest Territories. Inactive until recently, the belt has bee…
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The story of how diamonds were discovered in Le Tac Twp. in northwestern Quebec includes a large amount of luck and is similar to earlier finds of mineral deposits in the Canadian Shield. So writes Wi…
Bishop Resources, soon to be trading on the Montreal Exchange’s unlisted market, has moved a small, sluice-box-style “concentrator” onto its Guadalupe gold property in Mexico. The aim is to test the p…
One of the first juniors to join the diamond exploration rush in this northern region was Vancouver-based Aber Resources (TSE). Today, the company holds varying interests in the 600,000-plus hectares …
There are now more than 200 companies active in North American diamond exploration. Much of this exploration is under challenging Arctic conditions. One group with a proven track record in that domain…
The Yukon government hopes to announce a new energy policy this fall aimed at tackling some of the high costs the mining sector faces during mine development and operation. The move, the territory’s E…
The advanced status of the Kemess copper-gold deposit has prompted El Condor Resources (VSE) to persuade senior companies that it is worth bringing into production. El Condor is operator and has a 60%…
Toronto-listed Cameco has signed a deal to help develop uranium deposits in Kazakhstan, a former republic of the U.S.S.R. The 10-year agreement calls for Cameco and Uranerz Exploration & Mining to sha…
With drilling continuing at the Casino copper-gold project in southwestern Yukon, owner Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) has released a preliminary estimate of reserves for a starter pit within the larger …
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