United Uranium and Star Uranium announced that they have completed a ground magnetic survey on their Fort a la Corne diamond properties. The Claims are situated immediately adjacent to the eastern border of the Shore Gold Inc. Fort a la Corne project. The survey was completed by Apex Geoscience of Edmonton, Alberta, and included an analysis of the jointly held Fort a la Corne diamond properties in Saskatchewan.

Rusal has announced a scholarship program that will provide 100 young Guineans places in Russian universities, for the purpose of studying mining, railroad operations, economics, building and construction, agriculture, water supply, medicine and human resources.

The “RUSAL Scholarship-2011” program aims to educate highly-qualified staff for the Republic of Guinea and to strengthen the ties of friendship between the Russian Federation and Guinea. After graduation, there is the opportunity for many of the students to work for RUSAL in their subsidiaries in Guinea.

Rio Tinto and Chinalco will be positioning their drills in Mainland China, the two companies announced today, in a new exploration joint venture to operate under the name Chinalco Rio Tinto Exploration Co. Ltd. (CRTX). According to a press release issued by Rio Tinto, the primary focus of CRTX will be copper exploration, with coal and potash to be considered later.

Canadian potash producers are ramping up production targets in anticipation of increasing demand for the mineral, as farmers buy more fertilizer to boost crop yields. On Wednesday Saskatchewan Potash Corp. said it will squeeze an additional 5 million metric tonnes of potash capacity from its existing mines, according to company CFO Wayne Brownlee, speaking at an investor conference in Toronto.

Indian DTC Sightholder Shrenuj & Co. saw revenue rise by 30% to $545.19 million (Rs.24.57 billion) and profit increase by 11% to […]

Stornoway Diamond announced plans for an upcoming exploration drill program at the Hammer Property located within the Coronation Gulf/North Slave Diamond District of Nunavut. The Hammer Property is a joint venture between Stornoway (75% and operator) and North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NAR) (25% participating) and hosts the Hammer kimberlite, which was discovered by prospecting in July 2009.

Laurelton Diamonds, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiffany, has purchased a Sarin Technologies Galaxy 1000 device for their inclusion mapping and diamond […]

Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ; OTCQX: CLQMF) announced Monday that it has received a construction permit from the Municipality of La Corne, Que., for construction of surface service infrastructure at its Québec Lithium Project. Image by Canada Lithium Corp.

Laricina Energy announced on Wednesday it intends to raise between $250m and $400m by selling common shares at $40 to $45 each in a private placement. Laricina was started by executives of Deer Creek Energy after it was sold to French oil giant Total in 2005 for $1.67bn. Canada Pension Plan acquired 17% of the privately-held oil sands developer for $250m last year. This round of fund raising is expected to push back a possible public listing of Laricina to 2012.