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Article: Gold, base metals, diamonds have junior miners hopping; Fertile ground for a cluster of exploration projects.(FORT FRANCES / RAINY RIVER)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- October 1, 2008
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The never-ending search for new mineral deposits has spread into the Fort Frances-Rainy River district.
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A slew of exploration juniors have been working ground and taking samples of gold, copper, nickel, and even finding a few diamonds.
Ontario District Geologist Craig Ravnaas, who tracks exploration work in the Kenora District (which includes the Fort Frances area) says it's a height of activity not seen in this corner of northwestern Ontario since the early 1980's.
"It's not one major centre like Red Lake, it's spread out over a fairly big area."
There are no producing mines in the area -- not yet ...