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Exploration

New rules for First Nation consultation

Posted in late February on the province’s Environmental Registry and detailed in an information update mailed out to 11,000 stakeholders, the regulations introduce “a graduated system of consultation that reflects the type of activity on the land,” s

Two prospectors honoured by the OPA

David Beilhartz never grows tired of a good laugh when it comes to talking about his retirement from the mining industry. It lasted less than a year.
Exploration tops $1 billion

Exploration tops $1 billion

Mining and exploration companies chalked up another record year for exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures in Northern Ontario, surpassing $1 billion for the first time.

Innovation and expertise drive Wallbridge forward

Wallbridge Mining has high hopes for a breakthrough year in 2012.
Rare Earth Metals undertakes aggressive exploration program

Rare Earth Metals undertakes aggressive exploration program

Rare earth metals and rare earth elements, the collection of 17 earth elements in the periodic table (scandium, yttrium and 15 lanthanides), have been making headlines for a valid reason.
Debut Diamonds targets MacFadyen Kimberlites

Debut Diamonds targets MacFadyen Kimberlites

Debut Diamonds began the year on a positive note with its listing on the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX:DI) on December 13, 2011. The once wholly-owned subsidiary of KWG Resources Inc.

Major Drilling completes purchase of Bradley Group

The second biggest drilling company in the world just got a little bigger.

“Ernie’s Gold” recounts story of colourful Kirkland Lake prospector

Ernie Martin, a prospector who was instrumental in the discovery of gold in Kirkland Lake, is the subject of a new book, Ernie’s Gold, a Prospector’s Tale , by Brian Martin, his great nephew.

Round two for Richard Nemis

Richard Nemis, the Sudbury-born lawyer turned mining promoter, is back in the ring.
Filing assessment work now a breeze

Filing assessment work now a breeze

Compared to the old way, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines’ new electronic assessment system resembles a speeding bullet as opposed to a lumbering train.