Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc
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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…
