The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
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While the frenzy of activity that engulfed the Yukon Territory in 2011 did not re-emerge this season, scores of players, from upstart juniors to global mining firms mounted impressive mineral exploration campaigns throughout the territory. Gold was the primary metal sought in the Yukon in 2012, but some explorers chased silver, copper, zinc-lead, iron and other minerals. Based on the spending plans of mining companies in March, Natural Resources Canada projected C$285 million planned spending across the Yukon, a decrease of...
A young prospector stopped by the Vancouver, British Columbia, offices of Firestone Ventures Inc. last winter, enthusiastically promoting a diamond property he had explored in Alberta. But Lori Walton, Firestone's president and chief executive, looked past recent hoopla over evidence of kimberlites in Alberta. With rare insight, she snatched up something else in the young man's portfolio. "I took a look at his uranium property in southern Alberta and liked what I saw," said Walton in a recent interview. The longtime...
