Riikonkoski

SkyTem II

Riikonkoski (SkyTEM II)

The airborne EM response outside of Riikonkoski

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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Mining Exploration

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SkyTEM Around Riikonkoski

Riikonkoski is of interest to Taranis, since the deposit remains open at depth, and possibly along strike to the north and south. In the spring of 2011, Taranis undertook flying the property with SkyTEM - one of the largest airborne electromagnetic systems available for mineral exploration. The purpose of the survey was two-fold. The first was to ascertain if the the deposit had an EM "response". The second was to see if there were any other identifiable EM responses around the deposit that had not been explored.

What SkyTEM Revealed

Five lines that were completely over the deposit at 500 m spacing showed that the Riikonkoski Copper-Gold Deposit is related to a large NNE-trending structure that has very high associated conductivity. The structure can be traced for over 2 km, and continues north of the current area of interest. It is quite likely that the deposit continues further to the northeast. It should also be noted that there is a second feature of highly anomalous conductivity to the east, and this has not been explored. The reason of the structure is not known, but it should be noted that it flanks the east side of the larger magnetic body that occurs on the west side of the structure. This suggests that the intrusive is older than the structure, and the NNW-trending fault skirted the edge of the intrusive body - a common feature found in structurally controlled copper-gold deposits.