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Diamond miners sign agreement with Northwest Territories Metis

Garry Bailey, president of the NWT Métis Nation, left, explains the significance of the colours in the NWT Métis Nation sash to Glen Koropchuk, chief

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

Geology advocate to present at Mineral Exploration Roundup

Andy Randell teaches the Environmental Restoration class at the British Columbia Institute of Technology about geology and mine permitting. — photo co

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Roundup 2015 moves to new, roomier Vancouver venue

People from 37 countries attend Mineral Exploration Roundup, which in 2015 will move to its new home at Vancouver Convention Centre East. — Photo cour

Peter Caulfield •
Exploration

North Arrow Minerals exploring for diamonds in Saskatchewan

The challenging task of picking up till samples from North Arrow Minerals' sampling program at the Pikoo diamond project in east-central Saskatchewan

Peter Caulfield •
Alberta

Coalspur’s Vista project

Aerial photo of Hinton plant location. — Photo courtesy Ryan Walchuck Vista could potentially be the biggest export thermal coal mine in North Ameri

Lisa Crane •
British Columbia

Geoscience BC hopes to stimulate exploration

1 of 3Two crew members engage in basal till sampling for Geoscience BC's TREK (Targeting Resources through Exploration and Knowledge) project last sum

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

Danae Voormeij: Going for gold in the tropics

1 of 4Aboriginal engagement with women from Meto village. In Papua New Guinea Voormeij was in charge of advancing four gold exploration projects. — P

Peter Caulfield •
British Columbia

Exploration in B.C. gets a boost

Bill Bennett, B.C.'s minister of energy and mines, announced $3 million in funding for Geoscience BC at Minerals North 2014. — Photo courtesy Governme

Tim Gardner •
Exploration

The challenge of infrastructure at Ontario’s Ring of Fire region

1 of 2Noront's Eagle's Nest project is the only active project in Ontario's Ring of Fire. — Photo courtesy of Noront2 of 2Noront, the Ring of Fire's

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Investigating a new source of nickel

1 of 2Ron Britten (centre), vice-president ofexploration for First Point Minerals Corp., examines awaruite core samples at the Decar Project's core s

Tim Gardner •
British Columbia

A new book provides guidance on how to engage with First Nations

Peter Ogryzlo, former mine geologist with Huckleberry Mines Ltd., in discussion with student from the School of Exploration & Mining. — Photo courtesy

Peter Caulfield •
Exploration

Majors lead investment

1 of 4Canada’s largest diamond mine, Ekati, is seeking approval to increase mine life by 10 to 20 years. — Photo courtesy of Dominion Diamonds2 of 4Mi

Jessica Kirby •
Exploration

Yukon site could be the world’s largest undeveloped zinc deposit

1 of 7Core library on Don Camp. — Photo courtesy of Selwyn Chihong Mining, Ltd. 2 of 7The office complex on Don Camp in the winter. Don Camp is one of

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Mine investment firm bullish on BC

1 of 2Tony Jensen, president and chief executive officer of international mining investment firm Royal Gold, Inc. — Photo courtesy of Royal Gold, Inc.

Tim Gardner •
Alberta

Suncor and partners set to develop Fort Hills

Two workers at the Fort Hills construction site. — Photo courtesy of Suncor Fort Hills’ best estimate contingent resources of 3.3 billion barrels of

Jessica Kirby •
British Columbia

Gold mine places BC project on hold

1 of 4A worker conducts water sampling at New Gold Inc.'s Rainy River goldproject, 50 kilometres northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario. — Photo courtes

Tim Gardner •
Exploration

An update on the Reed Copper Mine project

1 of 3The VMS Ventures team on site during the exploration phase of Reed Copper. — Photo courtesy VMS Ventures2 of 3The Reed Copper mine site in the F

Jessica Kirby •
Exploration

Rare earth metals critical to Canadian economy

1 of 3Avalon geologist Chris Pederson measures rare earth element concentrations using a hand-held XRF analyzer in diamond drill core from the Nechala

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Tom Schroeter: B.C.‘s unofficial mining ambassador

1 of 2Tom Schroeter, president, CEO and director of Vancouver-based Fjordland Exploration Inc. — Photo courtesy of Fjordland Exploration Inc2 of 2Tom

Peter Caulfield •
Exploration

Prospecting award goes to Saskatchewan uranium discovery

1 of 1The 2014 Bill Dennis award for a Canadian mineral discovery or prospecting success went to Ross McElroy, president of Fission Uranium. — Photo c

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

Bulk sample program results prove golden

1 of 5A worker conducts core sample processing at Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack project, approximately 65 km north of Stewart, British Columbia.

Tim Gardner •
Exploration

Revolutionizing prospecting and exploration in Yukon

1 of 3Launching the eBee drone. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan2 of 3The eBee drone in flight. — Photo courtesy Shawn Ryan3 of 3Computer work in the field

Karen Kornelsen •
Exploration

How G8 transparency rules affect Canadian mining companies

1 of 1Alan Hutchison is a globally recognized expert in mining law. — Photo courtesy Alan Hutchison Prime Minister Stephen Harper's June announcement

Karen Kornelsen •
British Columbia

New president of Geoscience BC brings years of experience to the table

Robin Archdekin has gained valuable experience, from working in the field to working in major corporations and board rooms. — Photo courtesy Geoscienc

Karen Kornelsen •