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  • Mining Explorers 2013: Prosperity Goldfields Corp.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    PPG: TSX President and CEO: Adrian Fleming Technical Advisor: Quinton Hennigh Corporate Advisor: Darren Devine Prosperity Goldfields Corp. followed up in 2013 on two previous seasons of exploration at its 590-square-kilometer (228 square miles) Kiyuk Lake gold property near Nueltin Lake in central Nunavut. A 4,427-meter diamond drill program undertaken between March and April, with 20 holes drilled, tested the Rusty target and other prospects, including Bancroft, North Snake, Cobalt, Rasmussen and Captain Anderson a new...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Pure Nickel Inc.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    NIC: TSX-V Chairman: R. David Russell President and CEO: David McPherson Senior Geologist: Jon Findlay Pure Nickel Inc. had drills turning on two Alaska projects in 2013: the Man nickel-copper-platinum group element project situated in the Wrangelia Terrane of the Southcentral region of the state; and the Salt Chuck palladium-gold project on Prince of Wales Island. Itochu Corp., Pure Nickel's partner at Man, has invested roughly US$22.4 million on exploration at the project since 2008. This work has earned the Tokyo-based...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Rockhaven Resources Ltd.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    RK: TSX-V Chief Executive Officer: Matthew Turner Chief Operating Officer: Ian Talbot Vice-President of Business Development: Marc Blythe Rockhaven Resources Ltd., which holds interests in 11 mineral exploration properties in Yukon Territory, focused in 2013 on the Klaza property which hosts seven parallel, 1-75 meters wide, structural zones of gold-silver mineralization with a cumulative mineralized strike length of 6,100 meters. Rockhaven planned 6,000 meters of excavator trenching focused on expanding the strike lengths...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    SBB.V: TSX-V President and CEO: Robert Pease Vice President, Project Development: Wes Carson Vice-President, Exploration: Angus Campbell In 2013 Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. carried out an extensive exploration program on its flagship Back River Gold Project in Nunavut in its ongoing push to become a mid-tier gold producer. The company also owns the Wishbone grassroots exploration project and a silver royalty on the Hackett River Project and certain Wishbone claims in Nunavut as well as exploration properties in the Red Lake...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Seabridge Gold Inc.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    SEA:TSX SA: NYSE-A Chairman and CEO: Rudi Fronk President: Jay Layman Senior Vice President, Exploration: William Threlkeld Seabridge Gold Inc. is focused on further advancing its KSM (Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell) Project near Stewart, B.C., and its Courageous Lake Project in the Slave Province of Northwest Territories, two of its eight advanced-stage gold projects in North America. At KSM, Seabridge launched its 2013 drilling program in late May, following-up on the high-grade copper-gold zone discovered in 2012 below the Kerr...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Silver Range Resources Ltd.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    SNG: TSX-V President and CEO: W. Douglas Eaton Chairman: Bruce Youngman Chief Operating Officer: Ian Talbot Silver Range Resources Ltd., a 2011 spin-out from Strategic Metals Ltd., continued in 2013 to explore the silver-enriched Silver Range project located 10-40 kilometers (6-25 miles) north of Faro in southern Yukon Territory and gold-rich Mint Project located 26 kilometers (16 miles) south of the Alaska Highway in southwest Yukon. For its 2013 exploration program, Silver Range planned diamond drilling at three priority...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Strategic Metals Ltd.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    SMD: TSX-V President and CEO: W. Douglas Eaton Chairman: Bruce Youngman Chief Operating Officer: Ian Talbot Strategic Metals Ltd. has the largest mineral property portfolio in Yukon Territory, with more than 150 properties. In addition to 14 properties optioned to third parties, the company is exploring the Midas Touch Project, which covers 1,200 square kilometers (463 square miles) adjacent to significant new Carlin-style drill discoveries made by ATAC Resources Ltd. and Anthill Resources Ltd. in east-central Yukon...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo LLC

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    President, Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo: Katsuya Tanaka Pogo General Manager: Chris Kennedy Pogo Geology Manager: Ken Puchlik Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo LLC - a joint venture between Japanese firms Sumitomo Metal Mining Company (85 percent) and Sumitomo Corp. (15 percent) - is preparing to mine East Deep, a new zone of high-grade gold discovered in the shadow of the mill at the Pogo Mine in Interior Alaska. Since 2008, this high-grade underground mine, situated some 85 miles (137 kilometers) southeast of Fairbanks, has...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Teck Resources Ltd.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    TCK: NYSE/ TCK.B: TSX Chairman: Norman Keevil President and CEO: Don Lindsay Vice President of Exploration: Alex Christopher From grassroots discoveries to brownfields expansions, Teck Resources Ltd. is involved in a broad spectrum of exploration across Alaska, British Columbia and Yukon Territory. The Vancouver, B.C.-based mining company had drills turning at three copper-gold exploration projects in northwestern British Columbia during 2013. Galore Creek Mining Company, a 50-50 partnership between Teck and NovaGold...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: Ucore Rare Metals Inc.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    UXU: TSX-V President and CEO: Jim McKenzie Chief Operating Officer: Ken Collison Vice President, Business Development: Mark MacDonald Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is finalizing the details of a plan of operations and feasibility study for the Bokan-Dotson Ridge rare earth element project on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska. In September, the company secured permits to drill 27 holes at Bokan, a program that includes infill and geotechnical drilling as well as the development of monitoring wells, generating valuable inform...

  • Mining Explorers 2013: WestMountain Gold Inc.

    Updated Nov 3, 2013

    WMTN: OTC QB President and CEO: Gregory Schifrin Chief operations officer: James Baughman Since optioning the Terra Project from Corvus Gold Inc. in 2010, WestMountain Gold Inc. has been focused on the exploration and development of this high-grade gold project in Southwest Alaska. After completing the set-up of a pilot plant in 2012, WestMountain fed 23 metric tons of material through the two-metric-ton-per-hour mill at the end of the 2012 mining season. This sample of two vein-systems, Ben and Fish Creek, produced 75...