Research Articles

Introduction I touched on this topic a few weeks ago but wanted to circle back since the Federal budget has been released and some new information has come to light. In the newly released federal budget, the government announced its intentions to introduce a new 10% EV supply chain investment tax credit with the thought that it would attract new...

Introduction Nickel, a critical component in the rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) and renewable energy sectors and plays a pivotal role in the development of high-performance batteries. As the demand for nickel continues to surge, understanding the differences between two primary sources of nickel extraction (laterites and sulphides) is crucial when deciding where to invest in the mining space. This...

Introduction Puma Exploration (TSX-V: PUMA - OTC: PUMXF) is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with precious metals projects located near the famous Bathurst Mining Camp (“BMC”) in New Brunswick, Canada. The Williams Brook Gold Project is comprised of 5 main claim blocks (Williams Brook, Williams Brook South, Portage, Jonpol and the newly acquired TIMM Property) covering more than 49,000 ha...

Introduction St-Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (CSE: SX) (OTCQB: SXOOF) (FSE: 85G1) is a junior exploration company with a portfolio of Critical and Strategic Minerals Projects, including the Manicouagan Project, the Julie Project, and the Notre-Dame Niobium Project, all located in Quebec, Canada. Through its subsidiary, Iceland Resources, the Company owns all the active exploration licenses in the country, including the Thor...

Introduction The Galloway Gold Project covers an area of approximately 2,865.54 hectares and is situated approximately 30 kilometers west of the mining town of Rouyn-Noranda (see Figure 1). The project is positioned within a region known for its prolific gold mining operations, making it a highly prospective area for gold exploration and development. The southern and eastern parts of the...

Introduction The Lapon Gold Project has a storied past, going back to the days of the wild wild west. The days when prospectors could sniff out gold as easily as a pack of wolves tracking down wounded prey. In those days, people would stop at nothing to discover the next major find. In the case of Lapon, gold in creeks...

Introduction Big Ridge Gold recently entered into an earn-in Agreement with First Mining Gold Corp. on the Hope Brook Gold Project, located in southwest Newfoundland. The earn-in is comprised of two phases, in order to exercise its right to earn 51% in the Hope Brook Gold Project, Big Ridge must incur expenditures on the Hope Brook Gold Project of C$10...

The Manicouagan Platinum-Palladium Project consists of 115 claims covering 61 km2 and is located approximately 70 km north of the Manicouagan Crater and 350 km northwest of the city of Baie-Comeau, in the province of Quebec. The property can be accessed via Camp Helene by air from either Baie-Comeau or Gagnonville’s paved airstrip. Gagnonville is situated just 100 kms ESE...

The Julie Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-PGE Project is about 150km kilometers northwest of Baie-Comeau and along the north shore of the mining-friendly province of Quebec, Canada and covers approximately 3,047 hectares. The project is ideally situated in close proximity to the deep-seaport town of Baie-Comeau and accessible via gravel and logging roads. Once the flagship property of St Georges Eco Mining, this asset...

Iceland lies within the North-Atlantic Igneous Province and owes its existence to an underlying mantle plume and to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that runs through the country. The trace of the mantle plume runs from the eastern coast of Greenland in the west across to Faeroes and Scotland in the southeast. However, the crustal structure of Iceland differs somewhat from the...