Correction (October 11, 2010)
The photo below, of Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) and Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, should have accompanied the story “Solid Q2 for Harry Winston” …
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SaskPower proposes new transmission line
SaskPower is proposing to build a new 230-kilovolt transmission line to service Shore Gold’s (SGF-T) diamond mine project within the Fort la Corne Provincial Forest.
SNC-Lavalin to lead Renard’s feasibility study
Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin (SNC-T) has been awarded the lead contract for a feasibility study of Stornoway Diamond’s (SWY-T) Renard diamond project in Quebec’s Otish …
Fronteer gives JS Redpath construction contract
The building of a decline at Fronteer Gold’s (FRG-T, FRG-N) Northumberland project in Nevada has been awarded to J.S. Redpath Corp. of Sparks, Nev. Blasting and excavation of the portal is expected to…
AME BC responds to Harvard report on First Nations in B.C.
In June, Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic released a 200-page study titled “Bearing the burden: the effects of mining on First Nations in British Columbia.” The report highlights…
BHP’s Potash Corp. bid jumps another hurdle
The hostile US$40-billion takeover bid by BHP Billiton for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan took another big step forward on Oct. 1 with the release of a report on the bid by the Conference Board of Canad…
Wolverine sinks claws into the Yukon (October 11, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Demonstrating the feverish excitement about the Yukon, Wolverine Minerals’ (WLV-V) share price spiked on news that it had secured a large block of property in the territory.
La Bodega gives more to Ventana
Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T) La Bodega project continues to impress with seemingly every hole the company punches into the Colombian mountainside.
Rio Novo’s dual-track to produce Brazilian gold
VANCOUVER — Since completing a $40-million initial public offering earlier this year, Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) has been busy exploring and developing two advanced gold projects in Brazil — Almas in Toca…
Soltoro hot on Jalisco’s potential
SITE VISIT PUERTO VAL LARTA, JALISCO STATE, MEXICO — Soltoro (SOL-V) has grown in the past few years from a small, nimble Mexico-focused explorer bursting…
Soho flaunts PEA numbers
VANCOUVER — Soho Resources (SOH-V) has released the numbers from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Tahuehueto polymetallic project in Durango, Mexico.
Big ceremony at Twangiza lifts Banro
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of pomp and ceremony to get the market to wake up to the virtues of a p…