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Southern BC more attractive
to explorers due to higher
precious metal prices
by David Duval
MULTI-YEAR HIGHS IN PRECIOUS METAL PRICES HAS SPURRED EXPLORATION ACTIVITY AND
INVESTMENT INTEREST IN SOUTHERN BC, WITH FAVOURABLE LONG TERM PROSPECTS FOR METAL
MARKETS SUGGESTING THE TREND COULD BE SUSTAINABLE. MANY OF THE COMPANIES COVERED
BELOW HAVE ANNOUNCED SIGNIFICANT EXPLORATION RESULTS THAT MIGHT ONE DAY REPRESENT
NEW SOURCES OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.
Diamond drill core of scheelite (calcium tungstate) displays spectacular mineral
fluorescence under bluish-white ultra violet light at Happy Creek Minerals' Fox tungsten
project 70 km northeast of 100 Mile House. Photo courtesy Happy Creek Minerals Ltd.
