Ditem raises funds to turn drills
News of Ditem Explorations’ (DIT-V) fresh funds for drilling at its three properties sent the Montreal-based uraniu…
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Matoush shaping up for Strateco
The discovery of the first recognized unconformity-type uranium deposits made for a revolution in the uranium mining industry, so it’s only natural to think of the Athabasca and Thelon basins as urani…
De Beers gaining strength in Canadian diamond sector
Although no new mines were built in Canada last year, plans on the drawing board suggest that four advanced diamond projects will soon become Canadian producers, including two in the Northwest Territo…
A sparkling year for De Beers
The past year was another banner one for the diamond industry, highlighted by strong demand for rough diamonds from cutting centres….
Renard 3 delivers strong results
De Beers farms out Arctic properties
In a bid to advance some of its non-core assets,
Ashton, Soquem aim to expand Renard
As the results of mini-bulk samples collected this past winter from the Renard kimberlite cluster in north-central Quebec begin to trickle in, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) is assessing the potentia…
Ditem adds pipe at Tichegami
Ditem Explorations (DIT-V) has intersected kimberlite while testing a couple of distinct geophysical targets while drilling on the Tichegami property in north-central Quebec.The newly designated H-3 a…
Tichegami yields one stone
A second kimberlitic find on the Tichegami property in the Otish Mountains region of Quebec has returned only one microdiamond from 23.1 kg of tested material. The project is shared by Pure Gold Miner…
Ashton, Soquem step up work in Otish Mountains
Encouraged by the size of the diamonds recovered from the Renard cluster of kimberlitic intrusions in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec, the Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem…
Partners cut more kimberlite at Tichegami (August 19, 2002)
Drilling by Pure Gold Minerals (PUG-T) has cut a second kimberlite body on the Tichegami project in Quebec’s Otish Mountains region.The discovery hole targeted a well-defined airborne and ground magne…
Golds bounce back, market looks slack
Despite some hundred-point days, the Toronto Stock Exchange moved sideways during the report period July 31-Aug. 6, with the TSX Composite index closing at 6,519.16, up a meagre 7.98 points over the f…