This is an article I found with regards to what it takes to find and develope an area like ours, hope you find it interesting.

Mine Finders
As a result of advances in technology, mineral exploration has changed dramatically from the days when the lone prospector packed a pick and a rabbit's foot into a canoe and headed into the bush for a season's work. Mineral exploration and mining is presently a business that calls for highly skilled professionals to work as a team, using powerful, often computerized, mining and exploratory equipment. The exploration team can have prospectors, geologists, geophysicists and geochemists (and their assistants) included, whose skills complement each other as they look for new mines.

Prospectors even now play an important part in generating showings (evidence of local mineralization), which are later optioned and explored by mining companies. To find these showings, prospectors depend on geological maps, government reports, evaluation files and aerial photographs.

Government geologists lay the foundation for future discoveries by conducting regional-scale programs and by preparing reports and maps from the data gathered. The release of new information by government geological surveys is, therefore, eagerly anticipated by dedicated prospectors. Exploration is a competitive business, so having the jump on the competition can make the difference between making a discovery and missing out on one.

Prospectors test potential areas by early-stage field work, which might include following a train of mineralized boulders to their source or collecting samples from soils and rocks to identify and test anomalies. Old-fashioned "boot-and-hammer" prospecting is still an important tool in mineral exploration and has led to many spectacular discoveries, including the Voisey's Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Labrador. Because prospectors play such an important role in discovering new showings, some governments offer small grants to encourage their continued efforts.

Advanced properties see the arrival of diamond drillers. These men and women spend a lot of their time in field camps and are used to moving from job to job since diamond drill contracts rarely last that long.

In all but the smallest field camps, one of the most important members is the camp cook, whose offerings play an important part in sustaining the morale of the crew.

Looking forward to next week.

LS