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Dominion Diamond Corporation announces trial results, strategies and departure of CFO

Development opportunities, including the Sable and Jay projects at the Ekati Diamond Mine, will continue to be the focus for Dominion Diamond Corporat

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Geoscience BC announces 2016 scholarship winners

Rachel Chouinard, MSc Student, University of British Columbia was one of the 2016 Scholarship winners. — Photo courtesy Geoscience BC Vancouver, BC

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

MGX Minerals taking “significant step” in the transition from exploration to mining

MGX acquired, on a trial basis with an option to purchase, a full-scale pilot plant mill for its Driftwood project near Brisco, B.C. — Photo courtes

Keith Powell •
Exploration

Hecla to acquire Mines Management

The portal facilities at the entrance of the Montanore Mine, in northwest Montana. — Photo courtesy Montanore COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Margaux Resources announces 2016 drilling program at Jersey Emerald Tungsten-Zinc property

The Jersey Emerald property's first record of exploration dates back to 1895 when it was explored for gold. — Photo courtesy Margaux Resources Marga

Keith Powell •
Exploration

Kennady Diamonds Completes 2016 Winter Drilling Program

The Kennady Diamonds work crew completes the 2016 winter drilling program — Photo courtesy of Kennady Diamonds TORONTO, May 31, 2016 /CNW/ - Kennady

Keith Powell •
Exploration

Uranium explorer may have uncovered massive kimberlite field in the Athabasca Basin

Rough diamond — Photo courtesy of palisade-research Sometimes mineral discoveries are made by chance. Recall Robert Friedland’s Diamond Fields? In th

John Gomez •
British Columbia

Geoscience BC receives $5 million in new funding from BC government for earth science

Geoscience BC announced that it will launch its largest airborne magnetic survey to date this summer – the Search Phase II project in west-central Bri

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

UBC and industry partnership spurs metallurgical sector development in BC Interior

UBC Associate Professor Lukas Bichler (second from left) discusses how to extract minerals from mining byproducts with his students. — Photo courtesy

Keith Powell •
Exploration

SGS Geostat wins Integra Gold Corp’s Gold Rush Challenge

The members of the SGS Geostat award-winning team were (L to R): Marcel Costa, Dave Smercina, Amanda Landriault, Doug Hatfield, Guy Desharnais, Jean-P

Mason Buettner •
Exploration

Major uranium discovery in Athabasca Basin catalyst for strong partnership

This was the end of the 2012 drilling season at the West McArthur site. — Photo courtesy CanAlaska Canada’s Athabasca basin, located in northern Sask

Jillian Clark •
Exploration

Signs of diamonds detected in the western Athabasca Basin

CanAlaska's diamond claims are delineated in the western Athabasca Basin. — Photo courtesy Sean Bosman CanAlaska has detected what appear to be kimb

Jillian Clark •
British Columbia

Tree-top sampling program may help uncover new mineral deposits in B.C.

Helicopter-supported treetop sampling is an effective way of quickly acquiring samples over large inaccessible areas of British Columbia. — Photo cour

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Geoscience BC releases first data reports on groundwater aquifers in the Peace Region

Geoscience BC today released the first two data reports on groundwater resources in the Peace Region of British Columbia, which will significantly imp

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Report says shrinking land base jeopardizes B.C. mineral exploration

Mineral explorers require access to land throughout BC in their pursuit of a mineable deposit; typically the impact on land is minimal. — Matt Fraser

Peter Caulfield •
Exploration

Kennady Diamonds discovers third kimberlite at Faraday

Exploration drilling at the Kennady North project has resulted in the discovery of a third kimberlite body at the high-grade Faraday kimberlite cluste

Keith Powell •
Exploration

NexGen Energy calls uranium drilling results, “simply stunning”

Aerial view of the Rook 1 camp in northern Saskatchewan. — Photo courtesy NexGen Energy Vancouver-based NexGen Energy Ltd. has announced further res

Keith Powell •
Education

Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel to share his energy vision with innovators at Discovery 2016

Tesla Motors co-founder and CTO JB Straubel will appear as keynote speaker at Ontario Centres of Excellence's Discovery 2016 taking place May 9-10 at

British Columbia

Land claims largest deterrent to mining investment in B.C.

Uncertainty over disputed land claims is a hinderance to new mining development in B.C. — Photo courtesy Fraser Institute website VANCOUVER, B.C./ Tr

Keith Powell •
Exploration

The Rare Earths Market: Thriving, but Threatened by Illegal Mining and Production in China

Professor Dudley J. Kingsnorth (pictured) to kick off the 5th Annual Cleantech & Technology Metals Summit on May 10-11th in Toronto, Canada. — Photo c

Keith Powell •
Exploration

Thinking differently sets Secova Metals apart

An outcropping skarn, running approximately 1.5 kilometres through the centre of the Duvay Project, near Amos, Quebec. — Photo courtesy Secova Metals

Kevin Miller •
British Columbia

Taseko files Supreme Court suit against Government Of Canada

Taseko Mines Limited has filed a civil claim in the BC Supreme Court, seeking damages in relation to the New Prosperity Project decision. — Photo cou

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Airborne survey unlocks resource potential - West-Central British Columbia

The survey, conducted in the fall of 2015, was designed to identify mineral potential in this under-explored region and provide important information

Keith Powell •
British Columbia

Widow of geologist Michael J. Fitzgerald wins litigation and clears her late husband’s name

Over the course of 16 years, court after court unequivocally cleared Mr. Fitzgerald of accusations that he acted improperly in staking mining claims.

Keith Powell •