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Study shows unusually high proportion of high-value diamonds: Star Diamond
As mining giant Rio Tinto gears up for large bulk sampling of diamonds at the proposed Fort la Corne mining site east of Prince Albert, the owners of the kimberlite deposits are releasing information ...
Mar 06, 2019 A huge trench cutter rig operated by Rio Tinto will excavate a massive hole starting in the spring as the mining company aims to determine the amount and value of diamonds buried in the kimberlites at Fort à la Corne east of Prince Albert.(submitted photo/Star Diamond Corp.) : Glenn Hicks
Carbon Tax incoming
Saskatchewan residents will soon start seeing changes to their SaskEnergy and SaskPower bills.According to a media release, starting April 1, the Federal Carbon Tax will be applied to all bills receiv...
Mar 04, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Spot price spikes but no word on re-opening of mines
There is still no indication as to when the dormant Cameco operations at McArthur River/ Key Lake will re-open, despite a bounce back in immediate, or "spot" uranium prices.That was the message from C...
Feb 11, 2019
‘We’re at the very early stage’: Diamond mine open houses set expectations
Dozens of residents in the Melfort area dropped by the Kerry Vickar Centre on Thursday, Feb. 8, to learn more about a potential diamond mine and jobs in the northeast.Representatives from Star Diamond...
Feb 09, 2019
Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money
Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year.The offer wa...
Feb 07, 2019
Diamond mine project east of P.A. still years away
A decision on whether a long-discussed diamond mine will happen at Fort la Corne, east of Prince Albert, may still be years away. Rio Tinto, the mining giant that has committed millions of dollars int...
Feb 07, 2019
‘Not good enough’: Sask. turns down feds bus funding offer
The Saskatchewan government is turning down a share of federal cash aimed at subsidizing inter-city bus service until it has more information to go on.Crown Investments Corporation Minister Joe Hargra...
Feb 06, 2019
Important decisions on P.A. pulp mill expected soon: Union leader
The company that owns the shut-down pulp mill in Prince Albert is not yet ready to comment on an opening date nor what activities will take place there.However, according to the local union, a decisio...
Feb 05, 2019
Canadian Trucking Alliance says electronic logs coming soon
The president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance says a key safety reform the industry has been asking for could soon be on its way.Stephen Laskowski told Roy Green this weekend that before spring come...
Feb 03, 2019
Rio Tinto rep adds sparkle to Mayor's Address
The presence of a representative from Rio Tinto added some sparkle to the Mayor's annual State of the City Address Thursday.Greg Dionne invited Julia Ewing to join him at the head table for the lunche...
Jan 31, 2019
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