Vale not giving up on Rio Colorado potash project just yet
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Owen Hegarty’s EMR buys Golden Grove copper-zinc mine
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De Beers quits search for diamonds in Saskatchewan
The world's largest diamond company has been exploring for kimberlites north of the decommissioned Cluff Lake uranium mine.
