Rock drill runner up in Dyson design award
Humber College's Borys Chylinski selected as a Canadian runner up for the James Dyson Award for his Skorpion compact underground drill carrier.
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Tweet of the day: Deflation in the US
Indisputable.
Diamond market grows to record $79 billion
But new report by De Beers cautions that declining production could see the industry lose ground to other categories.
First Quantum suspends Mauritania operations
Strike action closes Guelb Moghrein copper-gold mine which accounts for 10% of Vancouver company's copper output and a quarter of its gold production.
Illegal mining in Latin America
Bonanza, a tropical town in north-eastern Nicaragua, has attracted gold miners since 1880. Still true to its name, it yields over a thousand kilos of the metal every year. But it is a dangerous place.
IamGold to sell Niobec mine
President and CEO Steve Letwin of IamGold told the Denver Gold Forum that he is confident the company can sell its Niobec mine in Quebec within the next six to 12 months for about $500 million after taxes.
Ontario mines still power Goldcorp
Goldcorp has been so growth oriented over the past decade, building new mines across the Americas and snapping up gold assets left and right, it’s easy to forget sometimes just how productive its Ontario gold mines are.
