Long Range Project
Long Range
Country Canada 
Province Newfoundland
Status EARLY DISCOVERY 
Surface 222 km² / 54,856 acres
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Risk and valuation analysis of the Long Range Project
Status Risk : Early discovery
Country Risk : Very Low
Title(s) of the Long Range Project
Benton Resources Corp.
Joint venture: 50%
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Buchans Minerals Corporation
Joint venture: 50%
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Location of the Long Range Project
The property comprises mineral claims formerly controlled by the individual joint venture participants, including Royal Roads’ 74 km2 Long Range property and Benton’s and Golden Dory’s 148 km2 Portage Lake property.
 
Geology of the Long Range Project
The Property covers a Silurian age, 5 x 20 km gabbroic intrusive complex hosting olivine bearing to ultramafic phases. The gabbro also hosts showings of magmatic nickel sulphides recently discovered by prospecting that are comprised of pentlandite, chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite displaying textures characteristic of magmatic nickel sulphide deposits.
 
Exploration and drilling
3/29/2011(Benton Res.)TO DRILL LONG RANGE BASE METAL TARGETS
2/24/2011(Benton Res.)and JV Partner Buchans Minerals to Drill Long Range Base Met...
6/17/2010(Buchan Minerals)Completion of airborne geophysics on the Long Range JV
6/17/2010(Buchan Minerals)& Benton announce completion of airborne geophysics on the L...
6/17/2010(Benton Res.)Royal Roads & Benton announce completion of airborne geophys...
5/7/2010(Buchan Minerals)Exploration update for Long Range JV, Newfoundland
5/7/2010(Benton Res.)Royal Roads & Benton provide exploration update
4/1/2010(Benton Res.)Royal Roads & Benton commence drilling range copper discover...
3/9/2010(Benton Res.)Royal Roads & Benton approve $1.17 million program for Long ...
9/29/2009(Buchan Minerals)& Benton Award Drilling Contract to Drill New Copper Sulphid...
5/8/2009(Buchan Minerals)increase interest in Long Range Nickel joint venture, Newfou...
3/25/2009(Benton Res.)APPROVE 2009 PROGRAM FOR LONG RANGE NICKEL JOINT VENTURE, NE...
3/24/2009(Buchan Minerals)Royal Roads, Benton Resources & Golden Dory Approve 2009 Pro...
Discoveries and Drilling Results
2/24/2011(Buchan Minerals)& BENTON TO DRILL LONG RANGE BASE METAL TARGETS & CONDUCT SO...
11/19/2010(Benton Res.)ANOMALOUS NICKEL, COPPER & COBALT SOIL GEOCHEMISTRY
4/2/2010(Buchan Minerals)Intersects Nickel-Copper Sulphides ....
4/2/2010(Buchan Minerals)Make New Discovery of 29.2 Metres Semi-Massive to Massive Su...
11/4/2009(Benton Res.)& Royal Roads Make New Discovery
Data last updated on : 3/24/2009
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