Rio Tinto plc



Bulk-sampling last winter on Peregrine Diamonds' Tli Kwi Cho kimberlite complex in the Northwest Territories.

Tli Kwi Cho partners pin hopes on pipe dream

Convinced Rio Tinto (RTP-N) walked away too soon without properly testing the Tli Kwi Cho kimberlite complex in the Northwest Territories, a consortium of partners led by Eric Fried…


Placer Dome options X-Cal’s Mill Creek

Vancouver — A unit of Placer Dome (PDG-T) has entered into a 6-month option agreement to drill-test the Mill Creek gold property in Nevada. The property is held by X-Cal R…



Copper Ridge drills Lucky Joe

Vancouver — Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) will drill-test the Papa Bear copper-gold soil anomaly and related geophysical anomalies at the Lucky Joe project, 40 km south of Daws…


The view north from the soon-to-be-exhausted AK1 open pit at the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia. The pit measures about 2.5 km by 1 km.

Aber looks to Harry Winston for added value

Through its 40% ownership of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and a 51% interest in luxury jeweler Harry Winston, Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) is now uniquely positioned…




Teck funds exploration at Jayjay

Vancouver — A $9-million funding agreement sets the stage for Teck Cominco (TEK-T) to earn up to a 65% interest in the Jayjay copper-gold property from Lysander Minerals


Venture-listed explorers continue rise

Strong metal prices continued to buoy the junior mining market, giving the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index a 3.2% boost on the week, closing up 53.14 points at 1728.99 for the period June…



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