Mineral Exporation

All too often, in exploration geology we only hear about the big scores. The Chuck Fipkes, the David Lowells, the Robert Friedlands. It has been my pleasure to work with ...

Canadian exploration geologists have been at the cutting-edge of developing guidelines and techniques to locate ore bodies rich in gold, copper, silver, lead zinc and others.  Over many decades, they ...

As a former database manager of a junior exploration company, I have had the run-down of how data should be kept: a secret.  The majority of mining data is proprietary ...

Overview It may just look like an enormous, flying spider web towed behind a helicopter, but the ZTEM airborne geophysical survey system has the potential to identify giant porphyry copper deposits and features ...

Overview During early exploration, particularly in ‘greenfield’ areas away from mines or known mineralisation, very little information is known about the rocks.  If an exploration company has the budget to ...

While in most countries individuals may own land, the mineral rights for that land – including the ownership of any mineral and petroleum wealth below the surface – are generally retained by the government. ...

Remember that a NI 43-101 compliant report is only that: A compliant report. It simply means that the rules for reporting on a property were followed. Introduction National Instrument (NI) 43-101 ...

While most companies post mining results in metric units like meters and grams, metals are almost universally traded and valued in imperial units: Precious metals are generally valued in troy ...

The far north remains one of the least explored areas simply based on the transportation costs associated with reaching it, and the difficulty of working effectively within a short season. ...

Geophysical methods are particularly useful in diamond exploration. They tend to work well because kimberlite pipes, the diamond hosting rock, generally have properties that are different from the surrounding rock. ...