Vior Inc. signs letter of intent with SOQUEM on Skyfall nickel project
SOQUEM, a subsidiary of provincial government corporation Investissement Quebec, has signed a letter of intent with Vior Inc. (TSXV: VIO; US-OTC: VIORF) on the junior’s…
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BHP invests in Midland Exploration
BHP (NYSE: BHP) is investing in Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) to support the junior’s copper exploration in northern Quebec, including its Mythril copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in…
Stornoway wheels and deals to acquire rest of Renard
Stornoway Diamond (swy-t) has struck a deal with Soquem to acquire the remaining 50% of the Renard diamond project in Quebec. Under the proposed agreement, Diaquem, a wholly owned subsidiary of Soquem, will receive an equity consideration in…
Stornoway improves Renard economics
VANCOUVER — Following a December resource update that more than tripled the tonnage and diamond count at the Renard project in Quebec’s Otish mountains, a new preliminary economic assessment of the p…
Stornoway’s much-improved diamond plans for Quebec
Vancouver – Following a December resource update that more than tripled the diamond count at Renard, a new pre…
Otish basin seeing increased activity
Uranium exploration activity is at a 25-year high in the Otish sandstone basin of north-central Quebec. While that would probably still be true if one prospector was carrying a scintillometer, the dis…
Ashton rejects Stornoway offer
The board at Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) has rejected the takeover bid for the company made by Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O), and is talking to other possible bidders to get a better…
Alexis boosts Lac Pelletier resource
A reinterpretation of some historic data has allowed Alexis Minerals (AMC-V, AXSMF-O) to boost estimated resources …
Stornoway bids for Ashton, Contact
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) is offering to take over two other diamond explorers to create a $200-million company, and has lined up agreements with controlling shareholders that make the deal look likel…
Ashton and Soquem plan $24M program to prove up Renard cluster
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Century breathing new life into Sigma
Val d’Or, Que. — For as long as Val d’Or has been the heart of mining in the Abitibi, it’s been fair to say that the Sigma mine has been the heart of mining in Val d’Or….
Ashton jumps on boulder find
Shares in Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) were 11, or nearly 10%, higher at $1.24 in afternoon trading in Toronto …