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Lucara gets almost $18M for fragment of its massive ‘Lesedi La Rona’ diamond

The 373.7-carat diamond, sold during the Vancouver-based miner’s $54.8 million recent tender, was one of 15 large and high value diamonds offered by the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2017 | 9:55 am

Iron ore to hit $44 a tonne by 2021 — analysts

BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and evidence of Chinese demand cooling earlier than expected.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2017 | 6:04 am

EPA, Northern Dynasty settle dispute over Pebble mine

Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has injected new life into the long-stalled and controversial copper-gold-silver project near Bristol Bay, southwest Alaska.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2017 | 3:34 am

Analysts view Franco-Nevada’s Q1 earnings as strong start to 2017

Franco-Nevada Corp sold a record 131,578 gold equivalent ounces, a 23.4% increase year-over-year, and booked $172.7 million in revenue, also a record and a 30.8% year-over-year increase.

The Gold Report | May 11, 2017 | 3:59 pm