Silver mine near Vancouver advancing toward production
A small silver mine in the British Columbia Interior is a step closer to production after the BC government granted a mining lease and permit.
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Stornoway splashing $28.4 million for Renard engineering
Stornoway Diamond Corp will spend $28.4 million to advance its Renard diamond project in northern Quebec, the Vancouver-based company (TSX:SWY) announced yesterday.
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De Beers leading efforts to rescue illegal miners at abandoned mine
De Beers on Wednesday launched rescue efforts for diggers who have been trapped after an illegally excavated tunnel collapsed in the diamond giant's abandoned Namaqualand mining area.
Osisko’s Canadian Malartic returns to full operation, but fire damage to stock price is 25%
Osisko stock was down another 3.7% today despite the positive news and has now lost 25% of its value since the fire at the Quebec mine was first reported on May 9th.
Is post-Taylor diamond mining in Sierra Leone clean?
Charles Taylor, was convicted in April of war crimes for arming Sierra Leone's rebels in return for blood diamonds. Taylor is now awaiting sentencing and the BBC tries to find out if mining in the country is now “clean”.
As hedge funds reduce bullish bets on bullion to 2008 levels, $1,100 an ounce is called ‘realistic’
“People were beginning to believe that gold can stand up against all crises, but the last six months proved that theory wrong.”
Kirkland Lake halts production after fire
No injuries or damage to company assets, but all production activities are halted until power is restored.
Big bullion bounceback
The sharp turnaround in sentiment in the bullion market has some asking whether the rally is a dead cat bounce or perhaps the last chance to buy before prices rocket.
India to invest in foreign uranium mines
India’s NTPC seeks overseas uranium mine financing to secure fuel for a massive nuclear power expansion targeting 100 GW capacity by 2047.