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Orbit Garant Renews Hope Bay Drilling Contract with Newmont Mining
Jun. 23, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- VAL-D'OR, QC, June 23, 2011 /CNW/ - Orbit Garant Dri...
About this update from Orbit Garant Drilling Inc.
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