Ursa Major Minerals Incorporated



Exploration pays off for Falconbridge

The exploration success that Falconbridge (FL-T) is enjoying in the Sudbury mining camp, especially with the discovery of the new high-grade Nickel Rim South deposit, ensures its Sudbury operations will continue for at least the…





Shakespeare tests positive

Test milling of drill core samples from the Shakespeare copper-nickel project west of Sudbury, Ont., has recovered a bulk copper-nickel concentrate.The testing, done by SGS-Lakefield Research for proj…



Corrections (October 06, 2003)

In our Sept. 29-Oct. 5 issue, we incorrectly reported that Wolfden Resources (WLF-T) had paid $6.5 million to Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V) to earn a 70% interest in two mining claims adjacent to Wolfde…


Photo by Stuart McDougallHarold Tracanelli, project geologist for Ursa Major Minerals, and President Richard Sutcliffe (front-left) run through a cross-section of the new Shakespeare deposit near Sudbury, Ont.

Ursa Major sheds light on Nipissing

Sudbury, Ont. — It just might be too small for Falconbridge (FL-T), but this region’s newest magmatic sulphide discovery sits well with junior partner Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V).Ursa holds a 51% sta…


Healthy prices, discoveries spur nickel exploration

After losing ground to their trendy laterite cousins a few years ago, nickel sulphide deposits — hosts of the giant Sudbury, Voisey’s Bay and Norilsk orebodies — are back in fashion.Nickel sulphide …


Anglo American Platinum, the Western World's largest platinum miner, and partner Pacific North West Capital are among the most active explorers for platinum group metals in the Sudbury region. Above, consultant geologist Scott Jobin-Bevans (left), who manages the pair's River Valley project, refers to a geological map during a site visit.

Sudbury PGM play enters new phase

Though nowhere near last year’s record highs, palladium is still trading at three times the historical range, and that bodes well for a group of companies exploring for platinum-group-metal (PGM) depo…


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