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North Bay duo develop versatile, all-purpose drill rig

North Bay duo develop versatile, all-purpose drill rig

One unit adaptable to underground, surface or remote fly-in applications To get the perfect drill rig, you have to get the recipe just right.
MERC looks to the future

MERC looks to the future

New five-year business plan paves way for world-class research organization The Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) has committed itself to an ambitious, five-year business plan.
Geoscience startup prides itself on smarter targeting

Geoscience startup prides itself on smarter targeting

Ronacher McKenzie helps exploration companies make the most of limited budgets The depressed state of the mineral exploration industry has most geoscientists hanging onto their jobs or desperately seeking work, but two young women with years of exper
Goldcorp makes offer to acquire Probe Mines

Goldcorp makes offer to acquire Probe Mines

Ore to be trucked to Dome mill in Timmins Most junior mining companies spent 2014 conserving cash and crossing their fingers for better times. Probe Mines Limited was an exception.
Premier Gold turns down market into opportunity

Premier Gold turns down market into opportunity

Hardrock property in Greenstone boasts over 7.5 million ounces of indicated and inferred gold Most exploration and development companies in Northern Ontario and indeed around the world are feeling the heat of the down market.
Fund offers prospectors up to $85,000

Fund offers prospectors up to $85,000

It’s a grim market reality for mineral explorers trying to raise capital for their projects. But there’s one tool available to help prospectors at the grassroots levels with their costs in working their claims.
Sudbury Platinum tests deep targets at Aer-Kidd

Sudbury Platinum tests deep targets at Aer-Kidd

Property on Sudbury’s Worthington Offset Dyke sits between Vale’s Totten Mine and KGHM’s Victoria project Sudbury Platinum Corporation has started a drill program at its Aer-Kidd property on the Worthington Offset Dyke, 20 kilometres southwest of Sud
Light at the end of the tunnel

Light at the end of the tunnel

Ontario exploration spending continues slide, but several projects advance to mine development Exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures in Ontario were down significantly in 2014 – no surprise to junior mining companies, geologists, drilling co

Abitibi Geophysics ready for mining turnaround

New office in Thunder Bay opens doors to northwestern Ontario and Western Canada In Thunder Bay, the name “Abitibi” is synonymous with pulp and paper. Pam Coles, regional manager for Abitibi Geophysics Ltd.
Orix Geoscience: breaking all the rules

Orix Geoscience: breaking all the rules

Company specializes in large datasets with thousands of drill holes, scanning, cataloguing, organizing and interpreting large volumes of data, digitizing drill hole logs and producing 3-D models