Detour Gold Corporation is a Canadian gold exploration and development company. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. As of December 31, 2011, it focused on exploration and development of the Detour Lake Project, which had culminated in the completion of 562,879 meters of drilling on the deposit (including 9,366 meters of diamond drilling and 4,159 meters of reverse circulation drilling for grade control exercises, 5,281 meters of drilling for geotechnical work, 8,474 meters of drilling for metallurgy and comminution testwork, 8,665 meters of drilling for condemnation purposes), and an additional 15,371 meters for reconnaissance exploration drilling. Detour Lake Property is located approximately 12 kilometers west of the Ontario-Quebec border. It consists of 20 registered leasehold mining claims and 16 patented claims totaling approximately 33 square kilometers. On December 1, 2011 the Company acquired Trade Winds Ventures Inc.