LAND SERVICES

MINERALS

Strategic Acquisitions: minerals research, logistics, titles, freehold, due diligence, estates.

SURFACE RIGHTS

Planning and Logistics: execution of drilling programs, surface leases, pipeline right-of-ways, road use agreements, rental reviews (sample Surface Lease PDF)

Production: Purchase, farm in, farm out, royalties, joint venture, finance. ( Freehold Mineral Leases PDF )

LAND ADMIN

Records: Facilities, phase I environmental, integration of acquisitions into existing data sets, notices, operating and regulatory compliance (sample Pipeline Easement PDF)

diamonds, Cu, Au, iron web pages  

Geology & Technical

Foundation: 25 years in land, teaching: Petroleum Land Management (Field Services/Mount Royal College); author: "The Landman in Action" surficial geology and all aspects of petroleum land including strategies and methods for surface and minerals acquisition.

Milestones: discovered and mapped the Peace River Ashes, named the Whitestone Marker in Montney, Peace and Many Island channels (1997) (AGS MIN_1997006 Report); Operator of the Peace Diamond Project, a seven-year multi-million dollar assessment exploring, mapping and drilling a 500,000 acre metallic and industrial minerals block in the Clear Hills of Alberta. Proposed the West Peace Diamond Indicator Mineral Trend (1999) using photo interpretation, magnetometer surveys, exploration and reconnaissance, sampling of KIMs (kimberlite indicators) mapping, shallow-hole logging; sampling DIMS (diamond indicator minerals) and analysis (heavy metallics and diamond indicator mineral geochemistry) picking, probing, interpreting. Contact: jim@ironstoneresources.com

Project Manager Clear Hills: Arriba Land & Minerals has been instrumental in co-ordinating the ownership of minerals and surface infrastructure for the Clear Hills Rambling Creek Drill Program for Ironstone Resources Ltd. This is a program designed to show the "Measured Resource" qualification for adequate tons of iron ore to meet economic threashold for a mine and possibly prove the Clear Hills deposit to be one of the largest mineable iron ore deposits in the world.

International: Business books about land and mineral offshore assignments. LIVING and WORKING in PARADISE^TM Belize, Panama, Thailand, Cuba, "From the KEYS to BELIZE: Everything you wanted to know about buying an idyllic tropical island." ALBERTA HISTORY: The Bounty of Gods & the Wreck of the Lone Star Ranch. (pub date, June 1, 2007) Book sellers preview: PDF maps & text