Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc
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GOLD: Eastmain reports drill results from Eleonore South JV
QUEBEC – Toronto-based Eastmain Resources, operator of the Eleonore South joint venture in the Eeyou Istchee region, has released results from 26 diamond drill holes completed in fall 2018 and winter 2019 programs. Eleonore South is a three-way joint venture…
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DIAMONDS: Star offers bulk sampling statistics at Star-Orion South
SASKATCHEWAN – Star Diamond Corp. of Saskatoon says that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada has completed five of the 10 bulk sample trench cutter holes at the Star-Orion South diamond project near Fort a la Corne. Rio Tinto has an option…
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DIAMONDS: Rio collects bulk sample for Star at Star-Orion South with trench cutter
SASKATCHEWAN – For the first time a trench cutter sampling system is being used to take a bulk sample of a Canadian kimberlite. Such equipment is normally used in specialist foundation engineering, rather than mineral exploration. The rig cut a…
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DIAMONDS: Rio Tinto testing Star’s Orion South kimberlite
SASKATCHEWAN – The Star-Orion South diamond project 60 km east of Prince Albert is moving toward the bulk sampling stage. Owner Star Diamond Corp. says that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada – holder of an option to earn a 60% interest…
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POTASH: North Atlantic, Rio Tinto form JV for Albany project
SASKATCHEWAN – A joint venture company has been formed between Australian miner Rio Tinto and North Atlantic Potash, a subsidiary of Acron Group, in Saskatoon, SK. The two have been co-operating since 2011 on leases they jointly hold.
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The “Trough”
The world-class Labrador Trough iron mining district has long been a bastion of stability in the often uncertain world of mining.
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GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Pueblo Viejo gets nod, Cerro Casale on hold
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Vancouver-based PLACER DOME has approved development of the Pueblo Viejo gold mine to begin wh…
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DIAMOND EXPLORATION – Peregrine’s DO-27 pipe averages 0.98 carats/tonne
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Vancouver-based PEREGRINE DIAMONDS may be poised to become a major player in Canadian diamo…
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DOING SOME DIGGING – Trash to Treasure
How do you dispose of a worked out open pit? It turns out you don’t. Instead you use it for disposal of household t…
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DIAMOND EXPLORATION NEWS Joint Venture To Test Jackson Inlet
NUNAVUT Toronto-based TWIN MINING CORP. and KENNECOTT CANADA EXPLORATION of Vancouver have signed a letter of int…
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DIAMOND EXPLORATION NEWS Projects Across the North
The Canadian diamond industry is hot, hot, hot these days. With two mines (Ekati and Diavik) up and running and wit…
