Franconia Minerals Corporation - (Toronto TSX-V: FRA)
website: www.franconiaminerals.com



2009
Franconia Minerals, an Alberta-formed corporation, is focused on the development of the Birch Lake copper-nickel-platinum-palladium project in the highly prospective Duluth complex in north-east Minnesota, positioned to be one of the world’s largest copper, nickel, PGM resources. The project consists of three deposits (Birch Lake, Maturi, and Spruce Road), with latest estimates giving an indicated resource of 131 million tonnes plus an inferred 37 million tonnes for Birch Lake, Maturi 120 million tonnes inferred and Spruce Road 376 million tonnes indicated open pit resource or 124 million tonnes inferred underground resources.

2008
Franconia Minerals, an Alberta-formed corporation, is focused on the exploration and development of platinum group metals (PGM) and base metals in the continental United States, with its corporate head office located in Spokane, Washington. Its most advanced project is at Birch Lake located in the Duluth Complex in north-eastern Minnesota, positioned to be one of the world’s largest copper-nickel-PGM resources. Reflecting a recent independent scoping study, the project now includes three indicated Cu-Ni-PGM open pit resources, the 108 million tonnes (plus 87 million tones inferred) Birch Lake resource, the 120 million tonnes Maturi resource, and the 124 million tonnes Spruce Road open pit resource. The company is also actively exploring for base metals at its Red Knoll copper property in Arizona. Franconia has exploration agreements with Teck Cominco American Inc. to advance zinc and copper projects in the western United States.

2007
Franconia Minerals, an Alberta-formed corporation, is focused on the exploration and development of Platinum Group Metals (PGM) and Base Metals in the continental United States, with its corporate head office in Spokane, Washington. Its most advanced project is the Birch Lake Platinum-Palladium-Copper-Nickel project located in the Duluth Complex in north eastern Minnesota. The project includes two inferred PGM resources, the 100 million tonnes Birch Lake resource and the 120 million tonnes Maturi resource. The company is also actively exploring for base metals at its Red Knoll copper property in Arizona. Franconia has exploration agreements with Teck Cominco American Inc. to advance zinc and copper projects in the western United States.