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Rogue Resources Announces Start of Exploration on Lac de la Grosse Femelle Silica Project

Rogue Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that line cutting crews have been mobilized in preparation for exploration on the Lac de la Grosse Femelle silica project located approximately 42 kilometres ("km") north of Baie-Saint Paul, Québec, situated on the St. Lawrence River, and 4 km northeast of Sitec's operating silica mine.

27 May 2015

Canadian Metals Commences Drilling Campaign at Langis Project

Canadian Metals Inc. is pleased to announce the beginning of a drilling campaign. The company received the recommendation from experts to perform campaign, as it will provide a calculated resource required to sustain an annual production capacity of 50,000 tonnes of high grade ferrosilicon for the next 25 years.

14 May 2015

Select Sands Seeks Quarry Mining Permit for Sandtown Project in Northeast Arkansas

Select Sands Corp. (the "Company") is pleased to announce the Company has submitted a Quarry Mining Permit Application to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) for its Sandtown project in Northeast Arkansas, USA.

17 Apr 2015

I-Minerals Provides Update on Bulk Sample Program at Bovill Kaolin Deposit

I-Minerals Inc. announces that further to the Company's press release of October 15, 2014, I-Minerals provides the following update on the bulk sample program wherein approximately 35 tons of material excavated from 10 sample sites on the Kelly's Hump, Kelly's Hump South, and Middle Ridge portions of the Bovill Kaolin deposit has been sent for processing to produce representative samples of halloysite, metakaolin, K-spar and quartz.

From i-minerals Inc. 19 Mar 2015

Select Sands ST14-02 Drill Hole Results Exceed Tier 1 Proppant Specifications

Select Sands Corp. is pleased to announce the results of drill hole ST14-02 (0-32 feet). Stim-Lab analysed two grades of 40/70 mesh and 100 mesh. The Sieve Analysis of Submitted Proppant Samples is as follows: 5.1 % as 20/40, 15.1 % as 30/50, 32.7% as 40/70 and 56.6 % as 100 mesh. Measurement of Properties of Proppants are following: Sphericity =0.8, Roundness =0.8, acid solubility 0.7%, turbidity 11NTU.

20 Feb 2015

Vanguard Mining Selects PT Yudha Bhakti Menggala as Logistics Partner

Vanguard Mining Corporation today announced that the Company has engaged PT Yudha Bahkti Menggala, an Indonesian logistics company, as an exclusive partner for logistics and sea transportation to handle shipment of construction sand, reclamation sand and other construction aggregates for the Singaporean construction market.

13 Jan 2015

PT Mega Kencana Meets Licensing, Permitting Requirements for Limestone Mine in Mandailing Natal

Vanguard Mining Corporation today announced that PT Mega Kencana Persada (MKP), a company owning a 330-hectare limestone concession in Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, has confirmed that it has met all the requirements for licensing and permitting and will be ready to commence production in early 2015.

19 Dec 2014

Red Pine Stakes Additional 32 Claims Adjacent to Kipawa Silica Property

Red Pine Exploration Inc. ("Red Pine" or the "Company") announces that it has staked an additional 32 claims totaling 1,872 hectares adjacent to the Kipawa Silica Property (the "Kipawa Property") located approximately 15 kilometers east of Temiscaming, Québec.

From Red Pine Exploration Inc. 17 Dec 2014

Brazil Minerals Receives Written Contract for Sale of Sand from Duas Barras Mine

Brazil Minerals, Inc., a U.S. company with revenues from sales of both polished and rough diamonds as well as gold, announced today that it had received a written contract for sale of sand from its Duas Barras mine in Brazil. Sand is a byproduct of the processing for diamonds and gold.

5 Dec 2014

Silver Range Files Technical Report on Mel Zinc-Lead-Barite Property

Silver Range Resources Ltd. announces that further to its November 12, 2014 news release, it has completed and filed the National Instrument 43-101 report entitled, "Technical Report on the Mel Zinc-Lead-Barite Property, Watson Lake Mining District, Southeast Yukon".

3 Dec 2014