Endurance Gold’s Modern Take on a Historic Gold Area
Project profile by Carolyn Gruske When the Mount Meager volcano erupted about 2,400 years ago, it spewed white pumice ash in all directions, blanketing the landscape that is mode… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 10
Episode 10 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes Dec 15, 2022 Episode 10 was produced on Dec 15, 2022, on the traditional, unceded territories of the x… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 9
Episode 9 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes Oct 17, 2022 Episode nine was produced on October 17, 2022, on the traditional, unceded territories o… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 8
Episode 8 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes Sept 22, 2022 Episode eight was produced on Sep 22, 2022, on the traditional, unceded territories of t… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 7
Episode 7 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes Sep 1, 2022 Thanks for listening to #ExplorationMatters, the podcast for people interested in matte… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 6
Episode 6 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes Aug 24, 2022 Thanks for listening to #ExplorationMatters, the podcast for people interested in matt… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 5
Episode 5 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes Aug 10, 2022 Thanks for listening to #ExplorationMatters, the podcast for people interested in matt… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 4
Episode 4 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes July 29, 2022 Thanks for listening to #ExplorationMatters, the podcast for people interested in mat… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 3
Show Notes July 14, 2022 Thanks for listening to #ExplorationMatters, the podcast for people interested in matters related to mineral exploration and why exploration matters.… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 2
Episode 2 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes June 29, 2022 Thanks for listening to #ExplorationMatters, the podcast for people interested in mat… Read More
AME Podcast: Exploration Matters Episode 1
Episode 1 of the AME Podcast: Exploration Matters is sponsored by: Show Notes June 21, 2022 Thanks for listening to #ExplorationMatters, the podcast for people interested in mat… Read More
Indigenous-led Development Sets Copper King Up for Exploration Success
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Elder, Neil Leonard, has a clear vision for the exploration property he is developing on the traditional territory of his people: he wants to use a percenta… Read More
Engaging the Next Generation of Mineral Explorers
A successful pilot program showed high school students what a career in mineral exploration looks like “in the field” while getting their hands and boots dirty on an active explor… Read More
Exploration in British Columbia: 2021 in Review
By Gordon Clarke, Bruce Northcote, Nate L. Corcoran, Kirk Hancock, Neil Wildgust, and Yao Cui | British Columbia Geological Survey, Ministry Of Energy, Mines And Low Carbon Inno… Read More
Back to the Bush 2021
“Don’t underestimate the level of effort required” to manage COVID prevention in addition to managing the usual risks Spring is in the air, and for BC’s mineral explorers, this me… Read More
Are We Making Progress on Diversity and Inclusion?
Yes, some, but not as quickly as you may think Change is hard. Think back to the time, decades ago, when safety was not a top priority for mineral explorers. How did we move forward to t… Read More
Exploration in British Columbia
2020 in Review
MAIN MAP: B.C. MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES / CARTOGRAPHY: HOLLY ARNOLD The year 2020 will be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic, ex… Read More
AME Remote Roundup 2021
What to expect at our first virtual conference and trade show in January
Remote Roundup 2021 is the virtual debut of the annual AME Roundup conference. Leading through the change caused by the global pandemic, we are going virtual to safely facilitate… Read More
Historic Stories | Second Rush
From Gold-Mine Town to Molybdenum Hot Spot, Atlin Stays True to its Roots
This article was originally published in the 2008 AME Winter Magazine The early prospectors in the Atlin gold-fields were opportunists who took the easy way to their dreams of for… Read More
Investors Needed
Where are the women and young people eyeing the exploration and mining sectors?
James Maxwell A deeper and more diverse pool of investors will bring much needed new capital into the minerals industry in Canada. In recent years, investment in the minerals indu… Read More
Partners in Development
How First Nations across Canada are working with explorers and miners to everyone's benefit
Ryan Vandersloot There are many accomplished Indigenous leaders in Canada who have contributed in important ways to the development of this country’s mineral exploration and m… Read More
Discovering the Spences Bridge Gold Belt
How perseverance and public geoscience unearthed a new gold belt in southwestern B.C.
For the last 20 years, while “everybody else was largely focused on the Golden Triangle,” prospector Edward Balon was uncovering a rich new epithermal gold district just a few hou… Read More
Newmont Goldcorp, Newcrest Sign B.C. Deals
"Many multinationals are looking at B.C. as a place to invest," says AME chair McLeod
Many multinationals are looking at B.C. as a place to invest,” says AME chair McLeod Mineral exploration and development in B.C. is starting to show a definite spring in its step, w… Read More
Exploration in British Columbia
2019 in review
MAIN MAP: B.C. MINISTRY OF ENERGY, MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES / CARTOGRAPHY: HOLLY ARNOLD Petroleum Resources Mineral Development Office (British]() Preliminary reports… Read More
AME Roundup Preview
Your guide to AME's Roundup 2020 conference
An Invitation from the Roundup Committee Chair Dale Mah | Endeavour Silver Corporation Chair, Roundup 2020 Organizing Committee We geoscientists are born explorers – venturin… Read More
Exploration on the Edge
Stay safe while searching for mineral deposits in British Columbia's steepest terrain
Geologist Andy Randell standing on the rim of Lost Valley at the edge of the Cambria Icefield, near Stewart, B.C. | Andy Randell British Columbia is beautiful. Spectacular mounta… Read More
Social Responsibility at AME
How the ISR committee helps members adopt industry best practices in social responsibility
Social responsibility is key to the success and reputation of resource projects. AME’s Integrated Social Responsibility (ISR) Committee supports members by providing resour… Read More
The Opportunity in Innovation
Dale Mah, chair of the Roundup 2020 Organizing Committee, highlights things to look forward to at this year's conference
Tell our readers a little bit about yourself and your career. I’m currently the VP Corporate Development for Endeavour Silver, a mid-tier silver and gold mining company. My main r… Read More
Home-Grown High Tech Advancing Mineral Exploration in B.C.
Latest digital technologies let juniors meet exploration challenges
Mineral exploration and mining in British Columbia faces many challenges today, such as declining ore grades, difficulty in obtaining operating licenses and environmental an… Read More
Sharing Our Stories
More Than Explorers is bringing the mineral exploration lifestyle to new audiences
Few people outside the mining and mineral exploration industry know the processes, the people, the history or the complexity of finding and extracting the minerals and metals th… Read More
Relighting the Old Mill
With a thrilling sound and light show launching this summer, and additional exhibits in development, the Britannia Mine Museum is hoping to entice 110,000 annual visitors by 202… Read More
AME Annouces 2018 Safety Award Winners
Leaders in safe workplace practices were recognized at the Roundup 2019 Conference
Heli-portable drill setup on northern B.C. copper project. The Association for Mineral Exploration named its 2018 safety award winners January 30 during the Roundup 2019 confe… Read More
A Time of Reckoning
Examining our workplace culture in the wake of Me Too
Hollywood’s red carpet is a long way from a remote exploration camp in northern British Columbia in more ways than one, but a chain of events in 2016 emphasized an upsetting similar… Read More
2018 AME Award Winners
Leaders in mineral exploration and mine development were recognized at this year's AME Roundup Awards Gala
(Below left) AME Board of Directors 2019: Wendell Zerb, Stephen de Jong, Rob McLeod, Justin Himmelright, Jill Pardoe, Don Bragg, Paul Jago, Steve Robertson, ‘Lyn Anglin, Colin R… Read More
Exploration in British Columbia
2018 in review
Preliminary reports from the Ministry of Energy, Mines]() and Petroleum Resources Mineral Development Office (British Columbia Geological Survey) and regional geologists i… Read More
AME Roundup Preview
Your guide to AME's Roundup 2019 conference
David Gale SSR Mining Inc. Chair, Roundup 2019 Organizing Committee We invite you to join us at one of the world’s premier technical mineral exploration conferences. AME’s Miner… Read More
Getting There First
Clean energy cars are driven by B.C. mineral exploration and mining
A boom is coming on four wheels for B.C.’s mining and mineral exploration industry. AME members throughout the province are actively engaged in exploring, discovering and devel… Read More
An Alliance to Increase Investor Confidence in B.C.
The BCRMA promotes the province as a leading mineral exploration jurisdiction to investors abroad
Sharing the story of our province’s competitive advantage with a national and international investment audience is vital to ensure the health and growth of the mineral explorat… Read More
Meet the Awards Committee
How this AME group honours the most worthy members of our community
Do you know someone who deserves recognition for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the mineral exploration industry? Meet the committee responsible for rec… Read More
A Volunteer’s Gift
Frank Woodside Past Presidents and Chairs Award winner Christine Ogryzlo checks in with a few of her Woodside alumni to reflect on the personal rewards that come from being an AME volunteer
From prospecting to committees to education to government, the volunteers who build British Columbia’s mineral exploration industry represent every part of the community. Ea… Read More
A Silver Lining
The historic Dolly Varden silver camp
Gateway to Dolly Varden: The former boom town of Alice Arm | TOM SCHROETER Following a very rich silver discovery made in 1910, the remote Alice Arm area at the northeast end of Obser… Read More
By the Book
Sun Dogs and Yellowcake: Gunnar Mines – A Canadian StorySandberg Surrey: Crackingstone Press We experience the isolation of life on the Crackingstone Peninsula, the fre… Read More
Then & Now
A 50th anniversay salute to corporate members of AME's Directory and Buyers Guide
Golden years: Consolidated Cinola Mines Ltd.’s Specogna gold deposit on Haida Gwaii graces the]() cover of the 16th annual directory. The Association for Mineral Exploration (… Read More
And the Winner is…
Standout members of the industry take home the honours at the 2017 AME Awards
AME saluted its leaders at the AME Awards Celebration of Excellence gala on January 24 during the AME Roundup 2018 conference. H.H. “Spud” Heustis Award Ron Burk, Ke… Read More
Exploration in British Columbia
2017 in Review
Preliminary reports from Ministry of Energy and Mines and Petroleum Resources regional geologists and the Mineral Development Office indicate exploration activity in 2017 ha… Read More
AME Roundup Preview
Your guide to AME's Roundup 2018 conference
David Gale SSR Mining Inc. Chair, Roundup 2018 Organizing Committee We invite you to join us at one of the world’s premier technical mineral exploration conferences. AME’s Miner… Read More
Old Camps, New Tricks
New growth from historical resources in the Cariboo and Golden Triangle
Landing on a flagship roperty: Snip and its airstrip.Drilling in the historic Cariboo Gold Belt.Environmental work for Barkerville Gold Mines. Recent exploration projects in… Read More
Data Mining
Freely accessible earth science information boosts grassroots exploration
In November 2016, Parlane Resources announced the discovery of native copper on its Big Bear project located to the north of New Gold Inc.’s Blackwater deposit and east of New Gold… Read More
King Copper
From solar panels to electric cars, B.C.'s red metal is fuelling a global clean energy transition
Necessity is making strange bedfellows: organizations that champion sustainability and a greener future are supporting mining as a key factor in that new, low-carbon economy.… Read More
Lived Experiences
Brave explorers share their stories of overcoming addiction, trauma and bullying
Mental illness directly or indirectly affects all Canadians at one point in time or another. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, it is estimated that in any give… Read More
Staying Connected
Ryan Weston, VP exploration for Noront Resources, in the field. | COURTESY RYAN WESTON “If I could find something up here, I could sleep, I could forget about her. If I can only find a… Read More
Are You Bushed?
Seven indicators you might have been in the field too long
Have you ever taken off your Carhartts after a long day in the field, fallen exhausted into your bunk in a tent in the middle of nowhere, only to find your field pants standing up by the… Read More
A Conversation Worth Having
How to talk about mental health in the workplace
Thanks in part to some high profile media campaigns, there is growing support in Canada for loosening up a little bit and starting a conversation in the workplace about a subject th… Read More
Mental Health
In recent years, I have had multiple conversations with my peers regarding challenges associated with working in the minerals industry, and in particular the importance of ment… Read More
Honouring Our Own
The AME Awards celebrate the industry's best and brightest
AME honoured its 2016 award recipients on January 25 during the AME Roundup 2017 conference. This marks the 40th year that AME has celebrated the important achievements made by le… Read More
Local Opinion
Opinions vary by region when it comes to mineral exploration and mine development
In a province that is as large and diverse as British Columbia, it’s natural that opinions on most topics – including mineral exploration and development – will be diverse too. Wha… Read More
Getting to “Yes” in British Columbia
How to win friends and influence people in the resource development debate
The British Columbia election will take place two short months from now – May 9 – and political opinion in the province is as polarized as ever. What a surprise. The source of much of t… Read More
Their Leaders Speak
Leaders of the three main political parties contesting the May 2017 provincial election discuss their positions on mineral exploration and project development
British Columbia voters are going to the polls for the 41st time on May 9, 2017, with three parties contesting the election: today’s BC Liberals, who are the incumbents; the BC New D… Read More
Exploration in British Columbia
2016 in Review
Preliminary reports from regional geologists with the B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines indicate exploration activity in 2016 steadied or recovered slightly, stabilizing a do… Read More
AME Roundup 2017
Kendra JohnstonIndependence Gold Corp.Roundup 2017 OrganizingCommittee Chair Welcome to AME Mineral Exploration Roundup 2017! This year’s conference will bring together g… Read More
Field Trip to B.C.
Sixteen international students visit porphyry mines and deposits in British Columbia
Looking southerly over Highland Valley Copper mine (Valley pit to right, Lornex pit to upper left). Front row: Tom Schroeter (coleader), Brock Riedell (mentor), Luca Paolillo,… Read More
The Green and the Brown
There's plenty of opportunity in both new and old B.C. mineral exploration regions
Site view of Pretium Resources Inc.’s Brucejack project The British Columbia mineral exploration and development industry appears to be emerging from its long, silent h… Read More
The New Market
The industry is in an upswing, but mineral explorers would be wise to remember the lessons they learned during the downturn
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme” – or so said Mark Twain (perhaps). Those in the mining markets are all too familiar with this concept. Mining’s cyclicality is ver… Read More
Wrangellia Terrane
Small-scale mining in coastal British Columbia goes back beyond written records: native copper, for example, was used before European settlement. Industrial-scale mining, h… Read More
Great Mineral Belts Of B.C.
The evolution of the rocks below our feet over millions of years has made British Columbia home to some of Earth’s most fertile geology and productive ore deposits
There is no question that British Columbia is home to the greatest concentration of mineral exploration professionals in the world. This is not an accident, but rather the result… Read More
Spotlight on H2O
The water sustainability act
Water is indispensable for mineral exploration, from use in drilling to uses in camps. However, water use is not constant – either in terms of duration or geography – as it is genera… Read More
Stikine Terrane
The exceptional mineral endowment of northwestern British Columbia has lured prospectors and exploration companies for more than a century, despite rugged topography and the… Read More
Southeastern B.C.
The unique geology of southeastern British Columbia has long been of interest for the mineral resources it contains. Not only does the region host good mineral potential, but the… Read More
Quesnel Terrane
A geological map of British Columbia looks a little like the end of a rainbow: bold swaths of colour run up and down the province, representing thick belts of rock pressed together b… Read More
Lights, Camera, Action!
AME launches its 2016 photo contest
2016 Winner: Matt Fraser Over the past 13 years, AME’s photo contest has resulted in some stunning photographs – and we want to see more. Whether you are exploring in B.C. or around t… Read More
A New Way of Doing Business
The provincial government's natural resource permitting project is streamlining the application process for explorers and miners
The Natural Resource Permitting Project (NRPP) is a modern, citizen centred approach to improving the way business is done in the natural resource sector in British Columbia. Th… Read More
Reaching Out
AME covers more ground through strategic funding to regional exploration groups
The Chamber of Mines of Eastern BC display at Kaslo May Days | Chamber of Mines of Eastern BC AME’s outreach grants have been a boon to our regional exploration group members around B… Read More
A Tale of Two Mines
Exploration, discovery, and development of Babine copper-gold deposits
Drill rig on the move, Copper Island, summer 1929. As early as 1898, pioneer prospectors trudged across the Bulkley Valley in west-central British Columbia. This group included… Read More
The Mining Men
A club for optimists
It was a man’s world in 1960 when a group of men from British Columbia’s mineral exploration and mining community gathered in Vancouver to form an investment club named The Mining M… Read More
Helicopters, Gold Pans and Coconut Cream Pie
Vancouver-area high-school students discover mineral exporation Roundup
Helicopters, gold pans and coconut cream pie – what do these things have in common? They all relate to mineral exploration and mining, as a group of 32 high-school students discove… Read More
Field Trip
Elementary school students experience Roundup
When 108 elementary students converged at Vancouver’s Canada Place for their first-ever convention experience, the first thing one noticed was the excitement on their faces. C… Read More
And the award goes to…
Winners of the 2015 AME BC Awards
AME BC honoured its 2015 award recipients on January 27 at Mineral Exploration Roundup 2016. Every January, the Association celebrates the important achievements made by leade… Read More
Explorations in 3D
3D printing is transforming our industry
There are very few industries in which three-dimensional printing won’t impact the way we do business. Already, it is affecting the way we produce goods – everything from clothin… Read More
From Yesterday’s Problems to Today’s Opportunities
Thirty-five years of front-line reporting from mining review and mineral exploration
The 1981 inaugural issue of Mining Review (now Mineral Exploration) confirms that mineral exploration and mining companies were grappling with environmental and social issue… Read More
B.C.’s Best
The top 10 mineral deposit discoveries in the last 35 years
Top-10 lists are frequently contentious to compile, and this holds true for this assessment of the 10 greatest mineral deposit discoveries in British Columbia in the 35 years of M… Read More
Class of ’81
Navigating 35 years of industry change
In 1981, Vancouver was home to a vibrant minerals industry and venture capital market, and the outlook for geologists graduating from the University of British Columbia that yea… Read More
Days of Reflection
Gatherings in the Vatican examine the role of mining in modern society
On September 18 and 19, 2015, I was fortunate to be part of a small group of senior mining industry executives and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives who travel… Read More
Natural Resource Road Act
Proposed legislation aims for consistency across sectors
In British Columbia, resource roads are currently administered under several different pieces of legislation by several different government organizations, including the M… Read More
Exploration in British Columbia
2015 in Review
Regions monitored by regional geologists from the Ministry of Energy and Mines. Preliminary reports from regional geologists deployed across British Columbia by the Ministry… Read More
2016 Roundup Preview
Mineral Exploration Roundup 2016
AME BC’s Mineral Exploration Roundup 2016 is coming up soon: January 25 to 28, at Canada Place in Vancouver, B.C. Once again, we will bring you an impressive lineup of speakers, rep… Read More
Lifelong Learning
Industry changes have led to the need for greater employee flexibility and continued training
The mineral exploration industry is expecting a shortage of workers as the current generation of workers enters retirement. Because the industry is changing so quickly, anyone… Read More
Starting with the Basics
Prospectors are partnering with First Nations to provide training opportunities
Graduates of the Tse Keh Dene prospecting class The mineral exploration industry is relatively small: specially trained personnel, little to no production and grassroots proj… Read More
Bringing Investment Dollars Home to B.C.
BC Geological Survey's "Red Line" a positive marker for explorers
By now, most people who live in British Columbia realize that the mineral exploration industry in this province is not enjoying its best days. But in case anyone thinks otherwise,… Read More
Where Are They Now?
MDRU alumni celebrate 25 years of industry-driven research, training and development
MDRU graduates Leif Bailey, Dave Cox and Tim Wrighton, with researchers Murray Allan and Jim Mortensen, take a break at the Golden Saddle Saloon on Kinross’s White Gold property i… Read More
School’s In
A partnership with Northwest Community College improves training opportunities for the Nisga'a Nation
Innovative collaboration is the future of British Columbia’s mineral exploration and mining industry, and a recent training venture between the Nisga’a Nation and the Northwe… Read More
Planning for the Future
The Society of Economics Geologists is training the next generation of industry professionals
The cyclical nature of our industry is something we have long since come to terms with, but the extreme double-dip over the past seven years has been a harsh reminder of how quickly t… Read More
Tales in an Exploration Vein
From memoirs to a novel spanning three generations of explorers and promoters, AME BC Life Members are prolific writers
The Nisselinka Claims The Nisselinka Claims, Robert Longe’s novel set in British Columbia, was released in spring 2015. Available from friesenpress.com. Robert LongeVictori… Read More
Powering Progress
Despite the challenges in bringing it to fruition, the Northwest Transmission Line is a lifeline for mineral exploration and development in Northwest B.C.
Tower touchdown: 1,000 of these lattice towers were installed along the right-of-way for the Northwest Transmission Line. If you could chart 10 years’ worth of emotions stirred… Read More
The Golden Triangle
Northwest B.C. hosts a multitude of diverse exploration projects
Gold at the end of the rainbow: Seabridge Gold Inc.’s KSM project. Northwestern British Columbia is a large, diverse area with a large, diverse mineralogy. Sometimes referred to… Read More
First Nations Forward
TNDC comes of age in the Golden Triangle
Smiley Caban conducting aquatic sampling with TNDC partner Rescan Tahltan Environmental Consultants, 2007. The 1980s were heady times for Vancouver-based junior companies,… Read More
AuRico’s Kemess Underground project
The results of the recent Kemess Underground feasibility study outline the development of an underground block cave operation with average annual production of 105,000 ounces… Read More
Aboriginal Engagement
Two made-in-B.C. examples of how to do it right
Michael Peeman of the Ulkatcho First Nation working at the Blackwater project core shack. Realizing they can benefit from partnering with First Nations, many mineral explorati… Read More
2014 AME BC Awards
The mineral exploration industry honours its own
Every January, AME BC celebrates the important achievements made by leaders in the mineral exploration industry here in B.C., throughout Canada and around the world. The Associ… Read More
In Memoriam: Bob Cathro
Robert John Cathro, an AME BC life member and past president of AME BC, was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, on April 30, 1935, and died at home in Chemainus, British Columbia, on August 26… Read More