Exploration news 2010

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2010

August 30, 2010: Belvedere intersects further high-grade gold zones at Kopsa in Finland

August 24, 2010: Belvedere makes first shipment of nickel concentrate from the newly re-commissioned Hitura Mine

August 16, 2010: Pampalo Gold Mine construction progressing on schedule

August 12, 2010: Updated global mining survey by the Fraser Institute: Finland second in mining-friendly jurisdictions

August 12, 2010: Final delivery of processing equipment to the Pampalo Gold Mine site - works progressing on the schedule

August 9, 2010: Sotkamo Silver receives MEUR 2.7 investment from Industry Investment, Teknoventure and private investors

August 4, 2010: Metso to supply mining equipment for Nordic Mines' Laiva gold mine in Finland

August 2, 2010: Universal to start to build the Kylylahti copper-cobalt mine near Outokumpu, eastern Finland

July 29, 2010: Panoramic Resources and Drake Resources into gold and base metals exploration joint venture in northern Europe

July 28,2010: Agnico-Eagle Q2 2010; record quarterly revenue, net income and gold production, Kittila – mill optimization beginning to show results

July 28, 2010: Belvedere Resources restarts Hitura nickel mine in Finland

July 26, 2010: First Quantum Minerals provides a progress report on the Kevitsa nickel-copper-PGE project in Finland; commercial production to begin in mid 2012.

July 22, 2010: Karelian Diamond Resources: Agreement with Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited in relation to Finland exploration data.

July 22, 2010: Credit facility approved for Nordic Mines' Laiva gold mine

July 21, 2010: Northland studies possibility of using deep water port of Narvik

July 16, 2010: Dragon Mining quarterly report; internal feasibility study of developing an underground operation at the Jokisivu Gold Mine.

July 15, 2010: Lappland Goldminers' operating statistics for the second quarter 2010

July 15, 2010: Western Areas nickel exploration in Finland (sections 7 and 8 of the release)

July 1, 2010: GTK releases an assessment of undiscovered platinum group element resources in Finland

June 30, 2010: Talvivaara; Production ramp-up progressing as expected

June 29, 2010: Northland posted Hannukainen PEA Report on SEDAR

June 24, 2010: Adriana quits Mustavaara iron-vanadium-titanium project, Finland

June 23, 2010: Gexco AB has commenced a core drilling program at Taivaljärvi Silver Mine, eastern Finland

June 16, 2010: Mawson Increases Claim Holding And Releases NI43-101 Technical Report At The Rompas Gold-Uranium Project, Finland

June 11, 2010: Talvivaara nickel mine: second production line at metals recovery plant started

June 9, 2010: Outokumpu to expand ferrochrome production, expand mining at Kemi chromite mine

June 7, 2010: Nortec begins drilling at Seinajoki gold project

June 7, 2010: Mawson reports bonanza-grade gold and uranium at Rompas, northern Finland

June 3, 2010: Northland has entered into first Offtake Agreement in the Kaunisvaara Iron Project.

May 28, 2010: Border River Commission hearing on Tapuli Mine and Kaunisvaara Mill Environmental Permit Application

May 28, 2010: Pampalo Gold Mine will not use cyanide in its gold concentrating process

May 19, 2010: Installation of processing plant equipment has commenced at Pampalo Gold Mine

May 12, 2010: Nortec signs drill contractors for Seinäjoki Gold Project, Finland

May 12, 2010: Northland Resources reports PEA and new mineral resource data from Hannukainen and Kuervitikko iron deposits, NW Finland

May 12, 2010: Investments and construction of Pampalo Gold Mine is proceeding according to the plan and budget.

May 6, 2010: Dragon Mining update on exploration in Finland

May 6, 2010: Belvedere intersects 92 metres averaging 3.2 g/t gold at Kopsa in Finland

May 4, 2010: Construction of the gold mine in Laiva in parallel to negotiations about remaining project financing

April 30, 2010: Mawson Acquires 100% of Areva's Finnish Exploration Portfolio and Areva Becomes Significant Mawson Shareholder

April 29, 2010: Infill drilling results support the start-up schedule of the Pampalo Gold Mine

April 28, 2010: Lappland Goldminers´ 2009 annual report

April 26, 2010: Tasman Acquires New Rare Earth Element Project at Otanmäki in Finland

April  21, 2010: GTK terminated own airborne survey work

April 19, 2010: Reutuaapa high-grade dolomite deposit put into international tender by Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy. Link: The Reutuaapa Report

April 16, 2010: First quarter 2010 gold production 180 kg at Lappland Goldminers' Pahtavaara mine

April 15, 2010: Dragon Mining reports high-grade results from infill drilling of the Arpola deposit, Jokisivu gold mine, Finland

April 14, 2010: Nortec samples 5.75 g/t Au over 3.0 m at Seinäjoki

April 7, 2010: Belvedere to reopen Hitura nickel mine

April 6, 2010: Increased valuation for Outokumpu (Kylylahti) project in Finland

April 1, 2010: Northland: Swedish Government to co-finance rail connection from Kaunisvaara, Sweden, to Äkäsjokisuu, Finland 

March 23, 2010: Dragon Mining reports good drilling results at the Orivesi gold mine, SW Finland

March 23, 2010: Nortec update on exploration in Finland

March 23, 2010: Belvedere evaluates restart of Hitura nickel mine, starts drilling at Kopsa copper-gold deposit

March 19, 2010: Gexco (Sweden) to buy Silver Resources Oy (Finland)  (in Swedish)

March 17, 2010: Endomines signs mining contracts for the Pampalo Gold Mine

March 11, 2010: Endomines to sell all gold concentrate from the Pampalo mine to Boliden

March 10, 2010: Nordic Mines released results of feasibility study for the Laivakangas gold deposit, western Finland

March 10, 2010: Universal Resources announce land purchase and Outokumpu project update

March 5, 2010: Dragon Mining reports increase in gold resource at Jokisivu gold mine, SW Finland

March 5, 2010: GTK publishes a digital map service related to Finnish bedrock

March 5, 2010: Nordkalk plans to reopen the Ruonaoja quarry in Kolari in northern Finland.

March 3, 2010: Western  areas seeks funding and offtake partner for projects in the Talvivaara mine region, Finland 

February 18, 2010: Lappland Goldminers report updated ore reserves and mineral resources at the Pahtavaara goldmine

February 17, 2010: Agnico-Eagle update on gold production and reserves and resources at Kittilä gold mine, Finnish Lapland, and the first resource released for Kylmäkangas gold deposit in Oijärvi greenstone belt, Finland

February 15, 2010: Belvedere purchased Hitura nickel mine and Kopsa copper-gold project from Finn Nickel bankruptcy estate

February 15, 2010: Ministry of Employment and the Economy publishes The New Mining Act proposal of Finland.

February 9, 2010: Talvivaara to investigate the recovery of uranium as a separate product from its ore body

February 3, 2010: Tasman Acquires The Past Producing Korsnas REE-PB Mine, Finland

February 1, 2010: Dragon Mining update on gold projects in Finland

January 25, 2010: 2010: Talvivaara Enters into Zinc in Concentrate Streaming Agreement with Nyrstar

January 19, 2010: Lappland Goldminers 2009 production statistics

January 13, 2010: Nortec receives positive metallurgical results from Kaukua PGE + Gold – Copper - Nickel Project, Finland

2009 

December 22, 2009: Western Areas update on nickel exploration in Finland

December 18, 2009: FINCOPPER - a public database on copper deposits in Finland

December 18, 2009: Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining 2009 congress presentations now available

December 15, 2009: Endomines securing funding for building the Pampalo gold mine

December 14, 2009: Northland Engages Finnshipping to Provide Shipping Services

December 2, 2009: Endomines takes advantage of recent strong gold price development
and implements a fixed gold price hedge

December 1, 2009: Belvedere announces maiden resource estimate for Hirsikangas gold project, Finland

December 1, 2009: New map showing areas of mineral potential and mining in Fennoscandia

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