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Man passes 1.7 carat diamond

A 52-year-old man detained in a dry cell at a police station in Windsor, Ont., while they wait for him to give up a $20,000 diamond, has finally passed the stone. He is accused of swallowing the diamond last week.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 17, 2012 | 2:31 pm

Timmins Gold hits 52-week low after Q1

Mexican miner Timmins Gold (TSX:TMM) has lost 22% for the year and hit a 52-week low of $1.58 after reporting Q1 on Tuesday.

Michael Allan McCrae | May 17, 2012 | 1:45 pm

Finding opportunity in silver, the Devil’s metal: Chris Thompson

Silver has been called the most volatile of metals. But volatility produces opportunity, according to Chris Thompson, a top-ranked StarMine analyst with Haywood Securities.

The Gold Report | May 17, 2012 | 5:20 am

WDC Honors Oppenheimer

The World Diamond Council has paid a special tribute to De Beers Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer at a gala dinner in Vicenza, Italy.

IDEX Online | May 17, 2012 | 5:00 am

Uranium Energy Corp acquires Channen Exploration Project in South Texas

Uranium Energy Corp. has acquired the rights to explore for uranium on the Channen Project, a 10,704-acre property located in southern Goliad County, Texas.

PR Newswire via Yahoo! | May 17, 2012 | 4:52 am

CaNickel to suspend blasting and mill operations

CaNickel Mining Ltd. ("CaNickel" or the "Company") (TSX:CML) reports that the Company has received a stop work order from Manitoba's Workplace Safety and Health Division to cease blasting operations at the Company's Bucko Lake nickel mine.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | May 16, 2012 | 11:59 pm

Gold flirts with bear market as bullion backed funds have longest losing streak since 2004

"As equities fall, as the Greeks take money out of the banks and the banking sector collapses, I suppose you'd have to be wary of further price falls just to cover for losses in other markets."

Frik Els | May 16, 2012 | 10:06 pm

Aurizon discovers three new ore lenses at Casa Berardi

Canadian gold producer Aurizon Mines has discovered three new lenses at its Casa Berardi mine in northwestern Quebec.

Andrew Topf | May 16, 2012 | 7:47 pm

Falling off the supercycle: BHP puts the brakes on capex, stock hits 3-year low

“Where the industry previously lacked investment opportunities and choice, it now has more projects than cash flows. All of us in the industry are having to make choices.”

Frik Els | May 16, 2012 | 6:40 pm

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