Exploration

What we constantly see when interviewing individuals for stories in Mining & Exploration is that the people in the exploration industry are an optimistic bunch. These passionate prospectors confess that this character trait is essential to the job—they must bash a lot of rocks before they hit pay dirt. But for them, it’s the thrill of discovery that drives them—and their excitement is contagious.

Rock Stars: Keeping Saskatchewan’s proposed new potash mine clean and green
: PM announces the conclusion of Northwest Territories devolution negotiations; A new gold mining reality series airs in spring 2013; Avanti Mining is trying to restart the Kitsault mine
Company profiles: Working together to open Mount Milligan

AMEC and Fluor recently completed EPCM services for the $1.5 billion open-pit copper and gold mine owned by Thompson Creek Metals.
Events: World Resource Investment Conference 2013 Vancouver, British Columbia May 26 & 27, 2013; 2nd Annual Global Sustainable Mining Summit Toronto, Ontario May 28 & 29, 2013; Canadian Mining Expo Timmins, Ontario May 29 & 30, 2013

Recent Exploration articles

Exploration, Global Strengthening trade relations: The Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA) has a mandate to serve business in and support trade between Canada, Eurasia and Russia.

March 2013 by Karen Kornelsen
Education, Exploration, First Nations, British Columbia How B.C. can win a gold medal in the economic Olympics: Mining executives at the Natural Resource Forum suggest ways to improve the province's mining investment climate.

February 2013 by Tim Gardner
Exploration, Minerals, Mines, Global Greenland property could be the next site of an open-pit nickel mine: North American Nickel recently announced significant values of nickel, copper and rare metals discovered at its Maniitsoq project in Greenland.

January 2013 by Jessica Kirby
Exploration, Nunavut Bill C-47 brings regulatory hope to Nunavut: The Mining Association of Canada welcomes the tabling of Bill C-47. For Nunavut, this could mean some 4,500 new jobs and a significant increase in development.

December 2012 by Karen Kornelsen
Exploration, Yukon Could this be a new gold district?: Early results at Aben Resources Ltd.’s Justin property in southeastern Yukon suggest a promising new gold system.

October 2012 by Tanya Laing Gahr
Exploration, British Columbia Seeking another Sullivan: Eagle Plains Resources is searching for another Sullivan-like deposit in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

September 2012 by Karen Kornelsen
Exploration, British Columbia, Global With Luquman Shaheen at the helm, Panoro Minerals has seen success: Luquman Shaheen has spent 16 years living and working between Peru and Canada, and took over as president and CEO of Panoro Minerals four years ago.

August 2012 by Jessica Kirby
Exploration, Mines, British Columbia Maintaining a positive outlook: Vancouver-based TTM Resources Inc. is striving to develop a significant British Columbia molybdenum deposit into a profitable mine

June 2012 by Tim Gardner
Exploration, British Columbia This prospector’s secret: never stop looking: Dave Forshaw said prospectors should always keep an open mind when searching for gemstones and minerals in Canada.

April 2012 by Tim Gardner
Company Profiles, Exploration, History, Mines, British Columbia, Yukon BCGold Corp.: Precious metals are on the rise, but BCGold Corp. knows there's a lot more to being a junior company than exploration projects.

April 2012 by Breanne Massey