Finland

Overview of Finland Operations

Finland

Ranked consistently by the Fraser Institute as one of the best countries for mineral exploration and mining. Taranis has had a presence in Finland since 2003, only three years after the country opened up land to foreign ownership.

The Foundation of Our Business

Rocks can be"Big-Business" and it is important to be able to understand what they tell us. They host all of the metals that we use in everyday life, include gold, silver, copper lead and zinc. To find out more information about Taranis, click on the View Page.

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The Quest & Remote Places

Ore deposits have been sought for thousands of years, and the most obvious deposits have been already mined-out. The quest for these deposits takes us to places that are remote. To find out more infomation on our Thor Project, click on the View Page.

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The Reward!

It is still possible to find gold, silver and other metals near surface provided you have all the "right stuff". The deposits need to be trenched and drilled to develop the mineral occurrences into Resources. To find out about the Resource Taranis has developed at Thor, click on the View Page.

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Experience

Many ore deposits are no longer found using the traditional prospecting methods, and require an indepth knowledge of not only geology, but other sciences including geophysics, computer science and geochemistry. To find out more infomation on our Directors, click on the View Page.

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The Single Tree in the Forest

Exploration is essentially seeing through the Forest and finding a valuable tree. Sometimes the tree cannot be seen with the naked eye and requires technology that was not available to old-time prospectors. To find out how we use geophysics in Finland, click on the View Page.

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Drill Baby, Drill

It is almost impossible to build a valuable Resource without using diamond drills. Diamond drilling is costly, and when done correctly it can be used to build an NI 43-101 Resource of valuable metals in the ground. To find out how we used drills to build a +1 M tonne Resource at Thor, click on the View Page.

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Separating Fact & Fiction

Once a promising deposit of metals is found, it is necessary to evaluate the ability to be able to recover these metals out of the ground. There are many means to refine and concentrate ore, including gravity separation, and flotation. To find out about the recent metallurgical work at Thor, click on the View Page.

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Focused Exploration

One of the main criticism of junior exploration companies by the public is the lack of focus to develop Resources on a Property. To discover more on the Resource at Thor, click on the View Page.

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NI 43-101 Resources

The objective of any exploration program should be the discovery and the identification of Mineral Resources that can ultimately be classified into an NI 43-101 Resource, and ultimately mined to the benefit of the economy and the company's shareholders. To find out more information about Taranis, click on the View Page.

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Where People Meet Challenges

Exploration is a capital intensive business, and it involves a lot of problem solving to find solutions to problems to test and evaluate the potential of an exploration property. To find out more information about our Directors, click on the View Page.

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Under that Landscape is Risk

Under all the beautiful landscapes and the setting sun, lies Risk! The prudent junior mining company learns how to manage risk carefully, and not casue excessive dilution to the shareholders of the company. To find out more information about our share capital, click on the View Page.

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The Tools

Exploration involves using a "toolbox" of equipment, each tool tailored to accomplish a specific objective in the exploration program. They can range from a hand-lens to an excavator, each looking to find an ore deposit. To see some images in our Gallery, click on the View Page.

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The News Contrail

Exploration involves getting your hands dirty to find the answers to the questions that guide the exploration directive, and this information needs to get publicised to inform shareholders of our progress. To find out more information about News Releases, click on the View Page.

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Finland

Riikonkoski

Major Exploration Projects in Finland

The map below shows the location of the major exploration projects in Finland in 2012. Taranis actively explores three of the projects show on the map, north of Rovaniemi. By far the largest collection of Mining Claims is in the northern part of the country around the town of Kittilä, where Agnico Eagle is now mining a large gold deposit that was discovered by the Geological Survey of Finland. This is known as the Lapland Greenstone Belt, and has also seen the discovery of a large copper-nickel deposit around Sodankylä by Anglo American Exploration B.V.

The map below shows the location of the major exploration projects in Finland in 2012. Taranis actively explores three of the projects show on the

Riikonkoski

Riikonkoski (100% Taranis) covers a historic copper-gold deposit that was drilled extensively in the early 1970's by the Geological Survey of Finland. The deposit was explored when copper prices were in the $0.54/lb range, and it was not systematically analyzed for gold. With copper prices typically over $3.00/lb, the project has renewed interest. It is nearly identical to the ultramafic-dominated Ashaze-2 and Logatchev-1 Deposits currently forming on the Mid-Atlantic Rift several miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

Taranis was quick to realize in 2003 that Finland was a country of exceptional mineral endowment, and was relatively unexplored compared to many places in North America. The country has a number of world-class mineral deposits that are associated with ultrmamfic rocks, inlcuding copper, nickel and gold.

Taranis initially started its exploration efforts at Kettukuusikko, but realized that there were a number of copper and gold occurrences outside of this proeprty that warranted attention. The most interesting of these is the Riikonkoski area that has widespread low-grade copper and gold mineralization that has not been fully explored.

Overview

Taranis is actively engaged in exploration in the northern part of Finland, and considers it one of the best places in the world for mineral exploration. The Geological Survey of Finland and other exploration companies have made numerous discoveries in Finland, and will continue to make new discoveries at a rate surpassing most provinces and states in North America.

Ranking

Finland has consistently been ranked in the top five places to conduct exploration and mining in the world by the Fraser Institute. Its political and economic stability (Eurozone) and its experienced workforce make this an attractive place for exploration companies.

Country

During World War II, Finland was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now among the highest in Western Europe. A member of the European Union since 1995, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.

People

Finland is geographically not unlike the northern areas of the central United States, and much of central Canada, and this explains the presence of a large number of Finnish settlers that came to North America in the early 1900's. Finland has an indigineous group called the Sami that occupy most of northern Finland and many of them still herd reindeer to this day.