2010 Mining Explorers: Valdez Gold Inc. 10/31/2010
VAZ: TSX-V President and CEO: Michael Skead Valdez Gold Inc. has turned north to seek gold near the legendary mining towns of Dawson City and Nome. In January 2010, the Toronto-based junior signed a...

2010 Mining Explorers: Stornoway Diamond Corp. 10/31/2010
SWY: TSX President and CEO: Matt Manson, B.Sc. Geo., Ph.D. Geol. Executive Chairman: Eira Thomas Vice President, Exploration: Robin Hopkins, P. Geol. Stornoway Diamond Corp. has a well diversified...

2010 Mining Explorers: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. 10/31/2010
PGD: TSX Chairman and CEO: Eric Friedland President: Brooke Clements Vice President, Exploration: Peter Holmes Since 2002 Peregrine has focused on diamond exploration in northern Canada, acquiring v...

2010 Mining Explorers: Junior delivers big projects to majors 10/31/2010
Teck joins a growing list of global miners seeking projects generated by Millrock, while juniors also grab some of the action
Since its inception in 2007, Millrock Resources Inc.'s modus operandi is to seek out early-stage mineral prospects in Alaska and Arizona, complete initial exploration and then joint venture the projec...

2010 Mining Explorers: BHP Billiton plc 10/31/2010
BLT: LON Chief Executive Officer: Marius Kloppers Chief Financial Officer: Alex Vanselow London-based BHP Billiton, one of the world's largest diversified resources companies, owns nearly 80 percent...

2010 Mining Explorers: Territory ranks fourth in investment 10/31/2010
Explorers seek giant mineral deposits in Far North's 'elephant country'
Government and industry officials agree that mining exploration and development in recent years have brought substantial positive change to Nunavut, Canada's newest and least explored territory. Ongoi...

2010 Mining Explorers: Gold, other explorers work projects 10/31/2010
Diamond mines lead activity, base metals and REEs attract investment
Diamonds continued to dominate mining production in Northwest Territories in 2010, but other hardrock mineral projects led most of the mineral exploration activity during the year. Yet 2010 is shaping...

Mining News: Forecast: Metals bulls will run to 2011 10/31/2010
Morgan Stanley foresees fiat currency worries driving investors toward gold, silver; emerging markets demanding more base metals
Precious and base metals alike enjoyed significant price gains over the past year, a bull run that is expected to carry into 2011, according to the Morgan Stanley Global Metals and Mining Team. Safe...

Mining News: Diamonds rebound on broader markets 09/26/2010
Revenue climbs as Canada's largest producing mines cash in on higher prices buoyed by new demand from Asia in global recovery
The diamond industry is poised for a turnaround due to recovery in the U.S. market and growth in Asian diamond markets such as China and India, according to a new comprehensive report by Global Indust...

Mining News: Juniors pour millions into Yukon projects 08/29/2010
Drilling, deep-imaging surveys top strategies as juniors join one major and sole producer in seeking new pockets of mineralization
DAWSON, Yukon Territory – Hardrock mining explorers are capitalizing on unprecedented investor interest and going after paying gold, silver, copper-rich porphyry, lead-zinc and other metal deposits...

Mining News: Geo-mapping Far North pays dividends 07/25/2010
Federal geoscientists join others in filling huge knowledge gap to encourage private investment in mineral resource development
As we contemplate manned space flights to Mars, it may be hard to believe that there are still vast areas of the earth's surface that we have yet to explore. Believe it. The world's knowledge of the...

Mining News: Millrock projects attract global miners 05/30/2010
Teck options Alaska gold property to become latest major to partner with junior on copper and gold prospects that it generates
When the financial storm of late 2008 wreaked havoc on global markets, Millrock Resources Inc. refrained from splurging its precious cash on expensive drill campaigns. But it didn't it sit idly by wai...

Mining News: Mayors: Impact of mining remains mixed 04/25/2010
Good jobs and quality education for residents, protecting the environment and obtaining good foods top communities' concerns
IQALUIT, Nunavut –Mayors and representatives from six Nunavut communities offered feedback on the effects of mining exploration and development activities in their respective areas during a forum at t...

Mining News: Remote territory offers mineral bonanza 03/28/2010
Government, industry focuses on unlocking secrets of ancient rocks as modern mining industry finds firm footing in Arctic North
No discussion of opening Canada's Far North to mineral resource development could get far without the focus turning to Nunavut, the nation's newest and least-explored territory. At one-fifth the size...

Mining News: Junior scores 'major' coup in Far North 01/17/2010
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc joins Commander Resources Inc. quest for 'elephant' gold on district-scale Baffin Island property
Among juniors actively working to attract majors to invest in mineral exploration projects scattered across Canada's Far North, one Vancouver, B.C.-based company leaped to the front of the pack recent...

Husky makes oil strike in Newfoundland 12/06/2009
Husky Energy, currently the most active company in Atlantic Canada's offshore, has brought some cheer to an otherwise bleak exploration year in the region, disclosing a possible new source of oil just...