Articles from the September 28, 2014 edition
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Incentives spur exploration projects
The Government of Northwest Territories has implemented a new Mining Incentive Program that was oversubscribed by midyear, with strong interest shown by companies and prospectors in the Northwest Territories and across Canada. "The Mining... — Updated 9/28/2014
Alaska faces exploration spending low
Although mineral exploration and development activities continue around the state, year-end total expenditures are beginning to gel, and we are getting an increasingly clear picture of just what... — Updated 9/28/2014
Now is time to exercise your franchise
All the rhetoric in the world will not be sufficient to mobilize the electorate to get off its collective derrière and fulfill its sacred duty to vote, unless the subject matter strikes a personal... — Updated 9/28/2014 Full story
B.C. mine may diversify niobium market
Taseko Mines' Aley project in northern British Columbia is one step closer to diversifying the global supply of niobium, a strategic metal that currently is mined almost exclusively in Brazil. In... — Updated 9/28/2014 Full story
Mineral exploration services get a boost
As mineral exploration activity around the globe continues to reel from the body blows delivered by a multi-year capital drought, a trio of innovators in Yukon Territory is giving new meaning to the adage, "One man's meat is another man's poison."... — Updated 9/28/2014 Full story
First Nations create mineral explorer
The Dene First Nations of Northwest Territories has created what is likely Canada's first 100 percent aboriginal-owned exploration and mining company. Named DemCo Limited Partnership, the startup will celebrate one year in business in October, and... — Updated 9/28/2014
Explorers' hunt for diamonds heats up
Diamonds exploration heated up in the Northwest Territories in 2014 as more and more companies mounted campaigns aimed at identifying the next big discovery in a region that has already produced three operating diamond mines and one well-advanced... — Updated 9/28/2014
Gigafactory adds need for Graphite Creek
Will Alaska be home to a "gigamine" that fills explosive future graphite demand expected to be driven by Tesla Motors' lithium-ion battery Gigafactory and the larger market for battery-powered... — Updated 9/28/2014