MELBOURNE, Australia – “Everything you ever wanted to know about tailings” would be a good name for the website created by Rio Tinto at www.RioTinto.com/Tailings. Easy to understand information about what tailings are, the basics of dam construction, a…
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SWEDEN – Epiroc agreed to sell the business to Mimir Invest, a global investment firm based in Stockholm. The products are manufactured and assembled in Finland, Scotland and the United States, and consist mainly of large down-the-hole hammers and rela…
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While uranium oxide prices continue to drift in the doldrums, several uranium companies have still raised a bit of money to explore and carry out modest programs. Here is a look at eight uranium-focused companies that are active in 2019.…
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Snapshot: Eight juniors active in world’s uranium hotspots Read More »
ONTARIO – GoldON Resources announced that it has entered into an option agreement to acquire three properties in the Red Lake mining district of northwestern Ontario. For GoldON to be able to acquire a 100% interest in the McDonough, Pipestone…
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Toronto-based Mountain Province Diamonds has announced the discovery of a new kimberlite at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine 280 km northeast of Yellowknife. The mine is owned 49% by Mountain Province and operated by De Beers Canada,…
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QUEBEC – Stornoway Diamond Corp. and its material subsidiaries have arranged bridge financing to keep the Renard mine operating while the company undertakes a strategic review with the aim of restructuring its finances. The Renard diamond project is th…
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MANITOBA – Vancouver-based CanAlaska Uranium has reported higher grades and widths of nickel mineralization upon re-assaying core from its Manibridge deposit was re-assayed. The deposit sits within the Thompson nickel belt. The highest grade was record…
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ONTARIO – Nuinsco Resources of Toronto has identified high grade rare earth element (REE) domains in iron-rich carbonatite rock at its wholly owned Prairie Lake project near Terrace Bay. The company said two holes were drilled in the southwest partR…
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ARIZONA – Hexagon’s mining division has introduced HxGN MineOperate Reverse Assist, a high precision positioning application that guides truck operators with the optimum reversing path. Reverse Assist completes the division’s Operator Assist product su…
SAFETY: Reverse Assist from Hexagon improves haulage safety Read More »
Dean MacPherson: I want to jump right into it and get your opinion on the state of affairs in the diamond industry and the mining industry generally. What’s happening, what are you seeing, what are you feeling? Eira Thomas: The common theme…
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Diamond mining industry ripe for consolidation, says Lucara’s Eira Thomas Read More »
