North of 60 Mining News Editor Rose Ragsdale and I first set out to launch Mining Explorers in the fall of 2008, but, like many of the explorers featured in this inaugural magazine, decided to pull back and weather the global financial storm.

Encouraged by the rise in base metal prices, strong gold prices and a rebound in the financial markets we once again studied the feasibility of the project. After completing a positive preliminary economic study, the decision was made to advance the project into production.

To provide the latest and most in-depth coverage, we drilled the resources uncovered from years of covering the Alaska and Northwest Canada's mining industry in our monthly newspaper, North of 60 Mining News, and our weekly online newsletter. As a result we increased and upgraded the reserves of data. Concentrating the data mined from these reserves, the North of 60 Mining News team produced Mining Explorers 2009, the first edition of an annual publication covering the mineral explorers of the Far North.

Mining Explorers 2009 showcases the companies making new mineral discoveries in Alaska, northern British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut Territory and Yukon Territory.

Rose and I have enjoyed following the issues and events that have shaped mining in the Far North and look forward to continuing to cover the industry in 2010.

North of 60 Mining News is published monthly in print and online editions.

For more information about North of 60 Mining News, visit our Web site at http://www.miningnewsnorth.com

Author Bio

Shane Lasley, Publisher

Over his more than 16 years of covering mining and mineral exploration, Shane has become renowned for his ability to report on the sector in a way that is technically sound enough to inform industry insiders while being easy to understand by a wider audience.

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