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1995 - Fort à la Corne properties staked
1996 - Diamonds discovered in first drill program
2000 - Star Kimberlite drilling program begins and is expanded
2002 - Bulk sample program begins
2003 - Shaft sinking on Star begins
2004 - Plant construction
2004 - Underground drilling begins
2004 - Processing plant fully commissioned
July 2004 - 19.67 carat diamond recovered
November 2004 - SGF listed on the TSX
March 2005 - $116 million financing - Newmont takes 9.9% SGF
May 2005 - Advanced evaluation program announced
September 2005 - Large diameter drill program begins
October 2005 - Shore and Kensington Resources complete merger
October 2005 - Shore signs voting agreement with Cameco/UEM on FALC JV
November 2005 - $120 million financing - Newmont maintains 9.9% SGF
April 2006 - Courts uphold voting agreement
April 2006 - FALC JV budget set at $43.2 million
June 2006 - Core drilling commences on Orion kimberlite cluster
September 2006 - Acquired 42.245% of JV from De Beers
September 2006 - Acquired 15.51% of JV from Cameco/UEM
September 2006 - Shore sells 40% of JV to Newmont Mining Corp. Canada
October 2006 - 3D Model defines 276 million tonnes for Star Diamond Project
March 2007 - 3D Model defines 360-400 million tonnes for Orion South
April 2007 - Star Bulk Sample Phase III complete: 70,000 tonnes recovered
June 2007 - Shore recovers largest diamonds in Saskatchewan: 49.50cts, 22.56cts
July 2007 - Construction of shaft begins on Orion South
November 2007 - Geological estimate for Orion Centre 150-167 million tonnes
November 2007 - Star Diamond evaluations completed: Increase of 26% to US$170 per carat
November 2007 - Shore completes $30 million private placement flow-through equity financing
January 2008 - Shore announces exploration budget: $106.8 million for 2008
June 2008 - Initial NI43-101 compliant Resource Estimate completed for Star
July 2008 - Technical Report released
October 2008 - Orion South Geological Model updated - EJF 20% increase
October 2008 - Orion South diamond results - 45.95 carat diamond recovered
November 2008 - Star-Orion South Diamond Project Proposal submitted to Government of Saskatchewan
November 2008 - Shore completes $12.5 million private placement flow-through equity financing
January 2009 - Shore announces 2009 budget of $17.9 million
February 2009 - Shore holds Open House meetings in local communities for EIA process
February 2009 - NI 43-101 Compliant Mineral Resource update for Star published
March 2009 - Orion South diamond results - 299.29 carat parcel
April 2009 - Final Orion South diamond results - 32.96 carat diamond recovered
August 2009 - Star Diamond Project positive Pre-Feasibility study: 171 million tonne, 20 million carat Mineral Reserve
September 2009 - FALC-JV NI 43-101 Mineral Resource. Orion South - indicated: 84 million tonnes and 12 million carats
September 2009 - Star Diamond project Letter Agreement signed with SaskPower
October 2009 - Shore Gold announces closing of $27.5 million private placement
November 2009 - Star-Orion South diamond project proposal final project-specific guidelines published
February 2010 - Star-Orion South Pre-feasibility Study NPV - $1.3 billion IRR 16% 35 million carat Mineral Reserve
June 2010 - Shore welcomes Saskatchewan Government announcement of diamond royalty
June 2010 - Star-Orion South Diamond Project rising rough diamond prices strengthen project economics
August 2010 - Shore acquires Seagrove's Net Profits Interest
March 2011 - Star-Orion South Diamond Project increased rough diamond prices; highest value stone identified: $15,000 per carat, 11.96 carats
July 2011 - Combined Star-Orion South Feasibility Study NPV of $2.1 billion and IRR of 16 percent; 34.4 million carat Mineral Reserve at US$242 per carat
July 2011 - Star-Orion South Diamond Project updated rough diamond prices: 31 to 46 percent increases since February 2011
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