MONTREAL – BDC Capital, the investment arm of the of Canada’s only bank devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs, has pledged $250 million to an industrial innovation venture fund. The funds will be invested in tech companies and entrepreneurs transforming…
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MONTREAL – Geomega Resources is improving its proprietary ISR technology as it moves closer to being Canada’s first rare earth elements recycler and the only one outside China. The company operates a pilot plant and has made several optimizations recen…
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SASKATCHEWAN – Exploration continues at the Star kimberlite, part of the Star-Orion South project 60 km east of Prince Albert. The project is owned by Saskatoon’s Star Diamond Corp. and optioned to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada. As operator of the……
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Western Pakistan is a fascinating place. It’s remote, arid, tribal, and these days, a Taliban stronghold — not the friendliest of spots for westerners planning on coming home still attached to their heads. It was slightly safer when I was…
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MEXICO – Monarca Minerals entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the 5,580-hectare San José project located in Chihuahua. To go ahead with the deal, Monarca will pay a total of $150,000 to the mining concession…
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SUDBURY, Ont. – Ned Goodman and Terry MacGibbon will receive honorary doctorates from Laurentian University as part of the school’s 2019 spring convocation ceremonies June 4-7. The pair will be honoured for their remarkable careers, philanthropic contr…
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LONDON, U.K. – Gold production in Canada is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 2.7% from 2019 to 2023. This, according to GlobalData, Mining Intelligence, Centre means this country’s output will reach 7.6 million oz. four years…
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ONTARIO – Toronto-based Orefinders Resources is making plans to resample and compile 31,900 metres of historical drill core for its Knight gold project 70 km southwest of Kirkland Lake, in the Shining Tree district. The project includes several contigu…
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SASKATCHEWAN – Denison Mines of Toronto is ready to begin the rigorous environmental impact assessment of its 90% owned Wheeler River in situ uranium project in the Athabasca Basin. Both the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the Saskatchewan Minis…
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BRAZIL – Inmarsat, a leading global supplier of mobile satellite communications, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Minas Gerais state government to explore the potential of internet of things (IoT) solutions for monitoring the integrity of …
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