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Canadian junior Stornoway surges on diamond recovery

Stornoway Diamond (TSX:SWY,) shares climbed 24% to 63 cents on Tuesday after the company reported the recovery of a 9.78-carat diamond during the ongoing processing of the Renard 65 bulk sample.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 8:21 pm

Barkerville shareholder petitions for AGM

A shareholder has this morning filed a court petition against Vancouver-based Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX-V:BGM), which has attracted market and regulator skepticism in recent months over an alleged massive gold discovery.

Business in Vancouver | December 11, 2012 | 7:52 pm

Old ore mining yields clues to early life

A team of scientists have provided new insight into how ancient metal-ore deposits can be used to better understand the chemistry of the ancient oceans and, as a consequence, the early evolution of life.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 6:54 pm

Metso’s Capital Markets Day to focus on the Group’s services business, and will include preliminary assessment on Metso’s financial performance in 2013

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on December 11, 2012 at 8.30 a.m. local time

Metso | December 11, 2012 | 6:01 pm

Fresh crisis at Lynas

Won't be allowed to treat waste in Malaysia. Shares suspended.

Frik Els | December 11, 2012 | 6:01 pm

Larson Electronics Magnalight.com announced the addition of a small form factor Class 1 Division 2 LED light.

Measuring just under 3.5 inched outer diameter, the HAL-7w-LED seven watt hazardous location LED light is applicable for small area coverage.

Larson Electronics | December 11, 2012 | 5:38 pm

Aussie miners told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas

Miners who don’t show up to work the Christmas and New Year period at Sandfire Resources’ DeGrussa copper and gold mine in Western Australia, are being threatened with major fines and pay cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 4:05 pm

Rio Tinto and Anglo sell Palabora to Chinese group

Mining giants Rio Tinto and Anglo American are selling a 74.5% shareholding in the South African copper company Palabora Mining to a consortium of Chinese and South African firms, in a deal valued at about $611 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 3:40 pm

Glencore-Xstrata deal hits South African snag

Glencore has extended the deadline to complete takeover of Xstrata (LON:XTA) by a month after South African power utility Eskom expressed worries about its coal supplies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 12:25 pm

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