August 8, 2013

Another Rio Tinto sale fails

Gives up on selling Pacific Aluminium.

August 7, 2013

Junior mining is bust, but it’ll be back

Mineral exploration has always been a market of extremes, moving from boom to bust to boom quickly and forcefully. It’s not necessarily a bad thing.

August 6, 2013

Kennady Diamonds announces drill results from biggest sample yet

8.44 carats per tonne.

August 6, 2013

Eight catalysts that can move your mining stocks: Jocelyn August

Investment by a strategic partner or an investment bank moves a stock up or down by 8.5%.

August 6, 2013

First photos of $136m diamond-jewels stolen in Cannes

Insurance giant Lloyds of London is offering $1.3 million reward for information that effectively leads to the arrest of the thieves.

August 6, 2013

Diamonds prices down 2.1% in July

Prices for 0.30-carat rocks certified polished diamonds dropped 3.7% during the month, 3% for 0.50-carat gems, and 1.3% for 3-carat rocks.

August 6, 2013

Gold-diamond combo let scientists control temperature of cells

New method combines minuscule diamonds, typically found in quantum computers, with gold fragments.

August 6, 2013

One gold miner saw 30% profit boost this quarter

Record profit of A$28.3 million.

August 5, 2013

Financing for miners drops 56 percent in Q2 2013

Producers lost 65%, juniors 28%.

August 5, 2013

2013 survey of Canadian mine salaries

This time we look at the annual salaries (in thousands of Canadian $) for mainly engineering types in Canadian mines.