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
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
Granite Creek Gold Rush
From boom to bust in the Similkameen
Granite Creek circa 1886. The cabin of Frenchy, a Chinese immigrant and well-known placer miner, is in the foreground. Placer gold was supposedly first discovered in the Similka… 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
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
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
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
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
Nunavut the Next Saskatchewan
Thanks to unrivalled uranium deposits and similar government policies, Nunavut is poised for Saskatchewan-style success
Summer at Kivalliq Energy Corporation’s Nutaaq camp at the Angilak property. Nunavut and Saskatchewan have more in common than exceptional and diverse mineral potential. They… Read More
2013 AME BC Awards
AME BC honoured its 2013 award recipients on January 29 at Mineral Exploration Roundup 2014. Every January, the Association celebrates the important achievements made by leade… Read More
Gold Rush at Rock Creek
The boom and bust of rock creek and camp Mckinney
Gold panning on Rock Creek, home to a gold rush in 1860 The first gold discovery in British Columbia was made in 1854 along the Pend d’Oreille River and its tributaries in an area sout… Read More