About

an innovative company

With its roots deep in the North, Aurora Geosciences was built on mineral discovery. The company was founded in 1981 under Lou Covello, a prospecting geologist in Yellowknife. Lou began to build a company focused on delivering excellence in northern mineral exploration; conceiving and applying new exploration models and adapting new geophysical technology to meet the trials of working in the North. This approach played a key role in several significant base and precious metal discoveries in the NT and Nunavut. In 1991, diamonds were discovered in Aurora’s backyard and Aurora was quick to jump at the new opportunity. Aurora stated and conducted the early exploration on what are now the Diavik and Snap Lake diamonds mines.

Aurora’s Yukon base of operations was founded by Mike Power in 1988. A geologist and geophysicist himself, Mike built a team focusing primarily on applying geophysical techniques to mineral deposits in the Yukon, Alaska, and northern BC.

In November 2000, both operations merged to form Aurora Geosciences with offices in Whitehorse, Yellowknife. Aurora’s operations spread to Alaska in 2008, and Nevada in 2018. Aurora has carved a niche in providing integrated geosciences with exploration support services at many exploration and operating projects across Canada, Alaska, and the western USA.

Today, fired by the same drive to discover that has fueled the company for 44 years, Aurora staff continue the tradition mineral exploration and discovery. Aurora continues to develop propriety exploration instruments and unique survey designs to apply innovative solutions for the mineral exploration industry.

Aurora continues to explore for mineral deposits all over North America; bringing a once northern-based can-do attitude to each job for each client.