February 6, 2015

‘Diamonds really did save the Northwest Territories’ – mines minister

"We've seen a lot of people who were involved with the initial diamond rush in the early 90s come back to us."

February 6, 2015

How junior mining companies hit the reset button

If a junior mining company is in a dire enough situation, they may hit the “reset” button and rollback their stock.

February 5, 2015

Diamond prices expected to fall, production expected to rise

Synthetics are coming.

February 4, 2015

State of global economy among the Canadian mining industry’s top issues

The mining industry employed more than 380,000 people in 2013, accounting for one in every 47 jobs in Canada.

January 29, 2015

Russia’s Alrosa output jumps 8%, but sees moderate growth this year

The miner also said it aims to increase sales by 1% percent in 2015, taking advantage of rising production and using offtake from its stock.

January 29, 2015

Here is how metal-eating bacteria may make asteroid mining profitable

The technique, known as biomining, is already being tested here on Earth as a sustainable treatment of ores and mine waste.

January 29, 2015

Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough

The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.

January 28, 2015

Anglo American set for commodity slump-triggered charge

The firm became the first major mining company to openly accept the toll that slumping commodity prices are taking on the global industry.

January 26, 2015

Undisclosed number of diamonds stolen from South African mine

Sixteen men, who failed to access a safe, broke into a room used for sorting diamonds near Prieska Monday morning.

January 21, 2015

Global mining sector ended 2014 on a disappointing note: report

December is a period that sees lower levels of exploration and resource announcements, and last month was every bit as disappointing as expected, an SNL report shows.