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Mission, Objective & Strategy:
Mission
Northern Shield’s mission is to create a successful mineral exploration company through technical excellence and efficient management, where success is measured by the identification and development of high-quality mineral exploration projects, which may ultimately be optioned, sold or developed for maximum return on investment.
Objective
Northern Shield’s objective is to discover highly marketable ore deposits in new and under-explored areas through the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties. By successfully and continually attaining this objective we shall create sustainable shareholder value.
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Exploration and Corporate Strategy
Initiate its own projects
By acquiring and exploring grass roots properties exhibiting the potential to host highly marketable ore deposits generated through its own initiative will provide the company with sole or majority ownership and a greater potential for a significant return on investment in the event of a mineral discovery or greater flexibility in optioning the property down the road.
Focus on under-explored terrain in Ontario
Management believes the chances of success in finding significant ore deposits are greatly increased by exploring outside of existing mining camps. Approximately two-thirds of the province is underlain by “shield” rocks, a geologic terrain favourable for a variety of mineral deposits including diamond, gold, platinum and base-metals. Ontario also possesses an attractive economic and investment climate in particular due to the advent of the “super” flow-through tax scheme and, relatively advanced infrastructure.
Exploration driven by geological modelling
On a regional scale the Company’s grass-roots exploration strategy is driven by the understanding and interpretation of geological and exploration modeling. This really means we go back to the basics: what should the deposit look like; where should it form; and what controls its formation or emplacement. The perception of this model is then adapted to reflect the observed geological environment. The exploration programs that the Company then implements to test these models are a balance between aggressiveness and dynamism that allows for cost effective exploration yet retains the ability to adapt the exploration programs as the Company’s understanding of the target evolves.
Platinum, diamonds and “targets of opportunity”
Northern Shield’s property portfolio is built around the “core” properties that are being explored for high value commodities: diamonds and platinum. However, the Company believes that other “targets of opportunity” that are identified though our diamond and PGE exploration programs or, that our brought to our attention by a third party should not be ignored. Such “non-core” properties will likely be optioned or joint ventured thus enabling Northern Shield to concentrate its resources on its core properties. By maintaining such a property/commodity portfolio, shareholders are provided greater degree of security along with more opportunities of reward as well as the leverage from the high-value commodities.
Cost and risk management
Northern Shield maintains a low cost structure through efficient exploration and management methods. Most of the Company’s core diamond properties are proximal to one another and clustered near or along Highway 11 (Trans-Canada). Northern Shield will minimize shareholder dilution by seeking options, joint ventures or alliances if it is of corporate benefit. |
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