De Beers set to restart Gahcho Kue diamond mine project
A new diamond mine in Canada’s North is again in front of regulators after a recovery in international markets for the sparkly […]
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Nunavut diamond mine gets new management team
Vancouver Sun reports: Shear Diamonds Ltd. (TSXV: SRM), which owns the mothballed Jericho diamond mine, is beefing up its senior management team […]
North American Palladium & the growing demand for PGMs
North American Palladium hit a new 52-week high of $7.62 so far this week, in part because the market has gone gaga for all things palladium. The company's shares had been showing support around $6.69 and resistance in the $7.45 range, but investors continue to push palladium-minded stocks higher in the belief that growing demand for PGMs, or platinum group metals, will continue to be ramped up.
Inmet, Lundin agree to C$9bn merger into Symterra
Two Canadian miners, Inmet and Lundin, have agreed to an all-share merger that will create Canada’s second largest base and industrial metals […]
Rio Tinto Digs Deeper Into Africa
Feature article from the Wall Street Journal: Rio Tinto has prided itself on the fact that more than 80% of its assets […]
Canada Lithium arranges $110-M toward Quebec project
Toronto’s Canada Lithium is arranging a $110-million bought deal financing that is earmarked for partial development of its Quebec lithium mine 60 […]
Goldcorp sets record at 2.52M oz
Goldcorp set a gold production record in 2010 at 2.52 million oz, including 686,300 oz in Q4, Canadian Mining Journal reports. Cash […]
Environmental assessment begins for Ajax copper-gold mine
The environmental review has begun for the proposed Ajax copper-gold mine 10 km southwest of Kamloops, BC, Canada. The project is being […]
Hydrometallurgical process is eco-friendly
Eco Refractory Solutions has tested its hydrometallurgical process for refractory gold ores for a second client, Canadian Mining Journal reports. The company […]
Australia coal losses mount
Australia’s devastating floods could remove 5 percent or more of steelmaking coal from world markets, a major bank estimated on Wednesday, as […]
Gold’s the 5% hedge, not a trade: Kevin O’Leary
O’Leary, a long-time gold bull, says he has maintained a 5% allocation to gold for decades.
