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  • Mining Explorers 2009: Sabina Silver Corp.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    SBB.V: TSX-V President and CEO: Anthony P. Walsh Lead Director: Roy E. Wilkes Exploration Manager: John F. Whitton Sabina Silver, an explorer in Canada since 2001, is a Canadian precious metals exploration Company with a portfolio of several different properties in Canada at different stages of development. The company's flagship projects are currently located in Nunavut. These Nunavut assets, which are geographically proximal to each other, consist of the Hackett River silver-zinc project, one of the world's largest undevelo...

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Seabridge Gold Inc.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    SEA:TSX and SA: NYSE Amex President and CEO: Rudi P. Fronk Chairman: James S. Anthony Senior Vice President, Exploration: William E. Threlkeld Seabridge Gold Inc. is designed to provide its shareholders with exceptional leverage to a rising gold price. From 1999 through 2002, when the gold price was lower, Seabridge acquired nine North American projects with substantial gold resources, including the multimillion-ounce Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell deposits near Stewart, British Columbia and the Courageous Lake deposit in... Full story

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Selwyn Resources Ltd.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    SWN: TSX-V President and CEO: Harlan D. Meade Chairman: Wade Nesmith Vice President, Exploration: Jason Dunning Incorporated in 2004 in British Columbia, Selwyn Resources Ltd. is the successor to Pacifica Resources Ltd., which underwent a reorganization of its assets in June 2007. Pacifica's acquisition of the Howard's Pass Joint Venture lands in eastern Yukon Territory in April 2005 consolidated ownership in the Howard's Pass District and formation of the Selwyn Project. Unprecedented exploration success in Selwyn's 2005...

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Shear Minerals Ltd.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    SRM / TSXV President and CEO: Pamela D. Strand CFO: Greg Hayes Shear Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on diamond exploration in the Canadian North where it explores in established diamond districts and has discovered new ones since 2001. Shear currently has a portfolio of 10 diamond projects in Michigan, Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, eight of which are drill-ready. The company worked in 2009 to advance its 62.3 percent-owned Churchill Diamond, a venture it has taken from the... Full story

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Starfield Resources Inc.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    SRU: TSX / SRFDF:OTCBB President and CEO: André J. Douchane Chief Financial Officer: Greg Van Staveren Vice President of Exploration: Raymond Irwin Starfield Resources Inc. is a 25-year-old advanced exploration and development stage company focused on the 625,000-acre, or 259,336-hectare, Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-platinum-palladium-cobalt property in Nunavut. With resources containing more than 44 million metric tons, the Ferguson Lake Project is the largest base-metal project in the territory. Starfield owns 100 percent...

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Stornoway Diamond Corp.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    SWY: TSX President and CEO: Matt Manson Executive Chairman: Eira Thomas Vice President, Exploration: Robin Hopkins Stornoway is involved in the discovery of over 200 kimberlites in six Canadian diamond districts. The junior has four development track properties North of 60, plus varying interests in other grassroots diamond properties and prospects, primarily in Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Stornoway also owns 50 percent interest in the Renard Project, potentially Quebec's first diamond mine. Stornoway also holds...

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Tamerlane Ventures Inc.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    TAM: TSX-V President and CEO: Ross F. Burns Chairman: Margaret M. Kent Vice President and Sr. Project Manager (Pine Point Project): David D. Swisher Formed in 2000, Tamerlane Ventures Inc. is focused on putting the most profitable zinc-lead property in Canadian history back into production and developing a dump leach copper project in Peru. The junior plans to become a producer of lead-zinc concentrates from its Pine Point Project in Northwest Territories, which hosts an NI 43-101-compliant estimate of 10.9 million metric...

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Tyhee Development Corp.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    TDC: TSX-V President and CEO: David Webb Chief Financial Officer: Lorne B. Anderson Executive Vice President: Roger G. Sylvestre Tyhee Development Corp., a 16-year-old gold exploration and development company, is focused on becoming a leading exploration and development company in search of world-class deposits in countries that possess favorable investment climates. To accomplish this, Tyhee says it aims to use leading exploration technologies and continue to apply a sense of corporate, social and environmental...

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Uranium North Resources Corp.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    UNR - TSX-V President and CEO: Mark Kolebaba Director: Stuart (Tookie) Angus Vice President, Exploration: Allan Armitage Between 2002 and 2005, Diamonds North aggressively acquired 27 million acres of land prospective for diamonds in northern Canada. After reviewing exploration and historical data, Diamonds North identified about 4 million acres of this land that had a strong potential for uranium and ultimately transferred those assets into a new company, Uranium North Resources Corp., in mid-2006. Today, Uranium North... Full story

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Victoria Gold Corporation

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    VIT: TSX-V President and CEO: Chad Williams Board Chairman: T. Sean Harvey Vice President, Exploration: Dr. Raul Madrid Victoria Gold Corp., organized in 1981, is a gold exploration company focused on value growth per share through efficient exploration, project development, accretive acquisitions and effective marketing. Its strategy is to maintain a low-risk profile through project diversification and sound financial management and by operating in secure jurisdictions like Yukon Territory. In December the Toronto-based... Full story

  • Mining Explorers 2009: Western Copper Corp.

    Updated Nov 1, 2009

    WRN: TSX Co-chairman, President and CEO: F. Dale Corman Executive Vice President, Corporate Development: Paul West-Sells Vice President, Engineering: Jonathan Clegg Western Copper, incorporated in 2006 in British Columbia, has a pipeline of projects, a strong cash position, no debt and an experienced management team. Its key assets include two copper properties in central Yukon Territory - the billion-metric-ton Casino Project and the permitted-for-construction Carmacks Copper Project. Western Copper also holds significant...