Dr. Leo Millonig and colleagues recently released a paper entitled Carbonatites and Alkaline Rocks in the Southern Canadian Cordillera. The scope of the study was to provide reliable age data through LA-ICP-MS U-Pb age dating of zircons of previously updated and/or unknown carbonatites and accompanying alkaline rocks in British Columbia in order to better understand the mineralogical and chemical differences between the individual magmatic bodies and the geodynamic setting during their emplacement.
On August 4, 2011, Dr. Millonig will be presenting his ongoing research on types, distribution and timing of rare element mineralization to a number of mineral exploration companies active in the Rocky Mountain Rare Metal Belt.
The Rocky Mountain Rare Metal Belt runs from southeast to northwest British Columbia and is host to deposits of rare earth elements and rare metals. Exploration companies active in the area include:
- Arctic Star Exploration Corp. (TSXv: ADD)
- Bolero Resources Corp. (TSXv: BRU)
- Canadian International Minerals Inc. (TSXv: CIN)
- Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE)
- Critical Elements Corp. (TSXv: CRE)
- Electric Metals Inc. (TSXv: EMI)
- International Montoro Resources Inc. (TSXv: IMT)
- Northcore Resources Inc. (TSXv: NCR)
- Rara Terra Minerals Corp. (TSXv: RTX)
- Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO)
Rocky Mountain Rare Metal Belt 