Selected Noteworthy Exploration Sites for 2002
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TABLE 2 - SELECTED NOTEWORTHY EXPLORATION SITES FOR 2002 Location Type1 Site Commodity Company Resource2 Notes Location Type1 Site Commodity Company Resource2 Notes Africa Canada, cont. Botswana F Mupane Au Gallery Gold Ltd. 795koz Au Ontario P Lac des Iles PGE, Au North American Palladium Ltd. Extensive drilling Burkina Faso F Kalkasa Au Cluff Mining plc 470koz Au Ontario E McCreedy West area Ni, Cu, PGE FNX Mining Co. Inc. Extensive drilling Congo, Dem. Rep. of P Lonshi Cu First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 356kt Cu Ontario P Red Lake Au Goldcorp Inc. 5.2Moz Au Côte d’Ivoire E Bonikro Au Equigold NL 1.3Moz Au Ontario E River Valley PGE, Au Pacific North West Capital Corp. 1Moz PGE+Au Egypt F Sukari Au Centamin Egypt Ltd. 1.74Moz Au Quebec F Casa Berardi West Au, Cu Aurizon Mines Ltd. 1.4Moz Au Ghana F Chirano Au Red Back Mining NL 1.06Moz Au Quebec E Clearwater Au Eastmain Resources Inc. Extensive drilling Guinea P Lero area Au Kenor ASA 2.94Moz Au Quebec P Doyon Au Cambior Inc. Extensive drilling Mali P Sadiola Au Iamgold Corp. Extensive drilling Quebec P Sleeping Giant Au Aurizon Mines Ltd. Extensive drilling Mali F Segala/Takakoto Au Nevsun Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling Saskatchewan F Fort à la Corne Diamond Kensington Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling S. Africa F Blue Ridge PGE, Au Cluff Mining plc 4.6Moz PGE+Au Latin America S. Africa P Platreef area PGE, Au Anooraq Resources Corp. Extensive drilling Argentina F Esquel Au Meridian Gold Inc. Extensive drilling S. Africa E Sheba's Ridge PGE, Au Cluff Mining plc 17.4Moz PGE+Au Argentina D Veladero Au, Ag Barrick Gold Corp. 9.39Moz Au, 112Moz Ag Tanzania E Buckreef/Rwamagaza Au Spinifex Gold Ltd. Extensive drilling Brazil F Onca-Puma Ni, Co Canico Resource Corp. 746kt Ni, 24kt Co Tanzania E Tulakawa Au Barrick Gold Corp. 965koz Au Brazil P Sao Bento Au Eldorado Gold Corp. Extensive drilling Zambia F Kansanshi Cu, Au First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 3.5Mt Cu, 1.64Moz Au Chile P Cerro Bayo Au, Ag Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. Extensive drilling Zambia F Lumwana Cu, Co Equinox Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling Chile E El Morro Cu, Au Metallica Resources Inc. 2.8Mt Cu, 7.4Moz Au Australia Chile P Mansa Mina Cu Codelco 7.5Mt Cu New South Wales F Bowdens Ag, Au Silver Standard Resources Inc. Extensive drilling Colombia F Angostura Au Greystar Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling New South Wales F Cowal Au Barrick Gold Corp. 2.76Moz Au French Guiana E Camp Caiman Au Ariane Gold Corp. 823koz Au New South Wales D Pooncarie area Heavy minerals BeMaX Resources NL 13Mt heavy minerals Guatemala E Marlin Au, Ag Francisco Gold Corp. 2.53Moz Au, 43.8Moz Ag New South Wales P Rasp/Western Mineralization Au Consolidated Broken Hill Ltd. Extensive drilling Mexico F Dolores Au, Ag Minefinders Corp. Ltd. 2.45Moz Au, 129.7Moz Ag Queensland F Crakow Au Sedimentary Holdings Ltd. 754koz Au, 407koz Ag Mexico D El Sauzal Au Glamis Gold Ltd. 2.8Moz Au Queensland E Gympie goldfield Au Gympie Gold Ltd. Extensive work program Mexico F Ocampo Northeast Au, Ag Gammon Lake Resources Inc. 1Moz Au, 39.6Moz Ag Queensland F Roseby Cu, Au Universal Resources Ltd. Extensive drilling Mexico E Penasquito Ag, Au, Pb, Zn Western Copper Holdings Ltd. Extensive drilling South Aust. D Murray Basin/Mindarie Heavy minerals Southern Titanium NL 8.59Mt heavy minerals Peru F Alto Chicama Au Barrick Gold Corp. 7.3Moz Au West. Aust. P Cornishman Au Troy Resources NL 323koz Au Pacific Region (Incl. Southeast Asia) West. Aust. P East Kundana Au Tribune Resources NL Extensive drilling Laos D Sepon Cu Oxiana Resources NL 2.1Moz Au, 1.1Mt Cu West. Aust. E Glenview Au Hampton Hill Mining NL Extensive drilling Philippines E Boyongan Cu, Au Philex Gold Inc. Extensive drilling West. Aust. D Gloucester Ruby Cluff Resources NL 4.6Mcarat ruby Thailand P Chatree area Au, Ag Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 1.8Moz Au, 13.6Moz Ag West. Aust. F Kirkalocka Au Equigold NL 475koz Au Vietnam E Phuoc Son Au, Ag, Pb, Zn Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. Extensive drilling West. Aust. P Meekatharra Au St. Barbara Mines Ltd. Extensive drilling United States West. Aust. E Mt. Gibson Au Oroya Mining Ltd. 589koz Au Alaska E Donlin Creek Au NovaGold Resources Inc. 14.8Moz Au West. Aust. F Mungari East/Frog's Leg Au Dioro Exploration NL 786koz Au Alaska E Pebble Au Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. Extensive drilling West. Aust. F Munni Munni PGE, Au Helix Resources Ltd. 2.05Moz PGE+Au Nevada P Florida Canyon/Standard Au Apollo Gold Corp. Extensive drilling West. Aust. F Panton PGE, Au Platinum Australia Ltd. 4.5Moz PGE+Au Nevada P Goldfield/McMahon Ridge Au Metallic Ventures Inc. Extensive drilling West. Aust. E Teutonic Bore/Jaguar Cu, Zn, Ag Inmet Mining Corp. Extensive drilling Nevada E Ivanhoe Au, Ag Great Basin Gold Ltd. 926koz Au, 5Moz Ag West. Aust. P Woodie Woodie Mn Consolidated Minerals Ltd. 5.1Mt Mn Nevada P Marigold/Millennium Au Glamis Gold Ltd. 2.22Moz Au Canada Other Countries BC E Afton Cu, Au DRC Resources Corp. Extensive drilling Finland F Suhanko PGE, Au Gold Fields Ltd./Outokumpu 9.1Moz PGE+Au BC P Kemess North Cu, Au Northgate Exploration Ltd. Extensive drilling Finland F Suurikuusikko Au Riddarhyttan Resources AB 2.1Moz Au BC E Morrison/Hearne Hill Cu, Au Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. 285kt Cu, 409koz Au Greenland D Nalunaq Au Crew Development Corp. 429koz Au NWT F Gahcho Kue (Kennady Lake) Diamond DeBeers Canada Exploration Inc. Extensive work program Mongolia E Turquoise Hill (Oyu Tolgai) Au, Cu Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. 13.7Moz Au, 3.1Mt Cu Nunavut F Ferguson lake Ni, Cu, PGE Starfield Resources Inc. Extensive drilling Russia E East Pansky (Pana) PGE Bema Gold Corp. Extensive drilling Nunavut E Hope Bay Au Hope Bay Gold Corp. Extensive drilling Spain F Aguablanca Ni, Cu, PGE Rio Narcea Gold Mines Ltd. 103kt Ni, 72kt Cu, 252koz PGE Nunavut E Hope Bay greenstone belt Diamond Sherwood Mining Corp. Extensive drilling Spain F El Valle Au Rio Narcea Gold Mines Ltd. 657koz Au Nunavut F Meadowbank Au Cumberland Resources Ltd Extensive drilling Sweden D Faboliden Au Lappland Goldminers AB Extensive drilling Ontario E Agnew Lake PGE, Au Platinum Group Metals Ltd. Extensive drilling Turkey F Kisladag Au Eldorado Gold Corp. 7.9Moz Au Ontario E Kirkland Lake Au Queenston Mining Inc. 1.5Moz Au Uzbekistan D Anmantaytau Au Oxus Mining plc 6.7Moz Au 1 D - Approved for development; E - Active exploration; F - Feasibility work ongoing/completed; P - Exploration at producing site. 2 Based on 2002 data reported from various sources, values vary from measured reserves to identified resources. Data not verified by USGS..