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Pyhäsalmi To See New Exploration Efforts

Avrupa Minerals announced the increase of its land position near the Pyhäsalmi Mine in central Finland through its partnership with Akkerman Finland Oy who in turn acquired the two brownfield exploration permits from Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy. The permits cover several kilometers of the inferred lateral continuation of the ore horizon. Initial work will focus on […]

Potential Kimberlites Discovered in Finland

Karelian Diamond Resources announced the identification of two diatreme-shaped electromagnetic anomalies at its Kuhmo Green diamond project in Finland. The anomalies were identified using a new semi-airborne electromagnetic survey technique developed by Finnish company Radai Oy. The identified anomalies are located up ice from highly anomalous basal till sampling locations and a green diamond discovered […]

Latitude 66 Provides An Update On KSB Scoping Study

Latitude 66 provided an update on a scoping study currently underway at the KSB project. The study is being prepared by Finnish and Australian consulting groups and includes, among other aspects, metallurgy, mine design, as well as Opex and Capex estimates. The focus of the study will be on deposits with existing JORC-compliant mineral resources […]

Firefox Gold Provides Larger Mustajärvi Exploration Update

Firefox Gold provided an exploration update on several new targets at its Mustajärvi project in northern Finland. Trenching at the Triangle target followed up high-grade grab samples of up to 4.82g/t Au and returned for example 1.83g/t Au over 1m or 1.43g/t Au over one meter. Moreover, a ground magnetic survey has been completed over […]

Valkea Completes Initial Drilling Program

Valkea Resources announced the completion of its maiden drilling program at the Aarnivalkea gold project in northern Finland. The drilling program consisted of six holes for more than 2000m, targeting the northern and southern extends of the Aarnivalkea West target. Assays are currently pending. Landholdings in the Central Lappland Greenstone belts with Valkea’s Aarnivalkea project […]

Mawson Finland Kicks Of Drilling At Rajapalot

Mawson Finland announced the beginning of drilling activities at its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland. Four diamond drilling rigs are currently mobilized to drill between 12,000 and 15,000 m over the next months. Most of the drill meters are dedicated to defining potential extensions of the existing inferred resource, while some 2000-3000m will target nearby […]

Nordic Resources Has Been Granted Additional Exploration Permits

Nordic Resources advised that it has been granted three additional exploration licenses at its Pulju nickel-copper project in northern Finland. The granting of the licenses will allow the company to better explore its belt-scale project. Historic work and recent reinterpretation have already identified several targets within the newly granted permits.   Pulju exploration map with […]

Basin Energy Officially Enters Scandinavia

Basin Energy announced the completion of its Scandinavian exploration portfolio acquisition. Following the finalization of the deal, the company controls multiple projects, prospective for uranium mineralization in Sweden and Finland. The projects have been acquired via a share purchase agreement of 100% of the issued capital of Normecto AS.   Overview map highlighting Basin Energy’s […]

Aurion Reports High-Grade Gold From Vanha Prospect

Aurion Resources reported assay results from drilling at its Risti Au project in northern Finland. Drilling at the eastern extent of the Vanha prospect returned multiple high-grade intervals, such as 6.75m @ 8.08g/t Au or 16.25m @ 3.00g/t Au, extending the mineralized zone to now more than 800m along strike. Scout drilling close to Rupert […]

Northgold Reports Assay Results From Kopsa

Northgold reported assay results from four holes drilled at its flagship Kopsa gold and copper project in central Finland in 2024. The drilling tested shallow resource expansion targets outside the 2024 resource outline. Notably, hole NGKOP24035 intersected 0.60g/t AuEq over 92.75m (0.40g/t Au and 0.14% Cu), including 1.02g/t AuEq over 17.05m (0.62g/t Au and 0.27% […]