December 11, 2015

World’s first seafloor miner inks copper sales deal with Chinese customer

The new agreement replaces a previous three-year contract that would have seen Nautilus supplying 1.1 million tonnes of unrefined copper ore to Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group.

December 11, 2015

Supply/demand balance in diamonds could be reached by mid-2016

Despite the fact that the diamond industry is heavily concentrated, and still possesses tones congruent with its relatively recently removed history of being a monopoly, end-consumer demand is still what…

December 9, 2015

US coal industry on board ‘slow-motion train wreck’— report

Analysts from McKinsey and Co. warn the U.S. is currently home to a collection of “zombie mines” that cannot turn a profit, but are too costly to close.

December 9, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal pro deep sea miner move after request from son-in-law

The 2012 emails from an investor in Florida-based deep sea mining firm Neptune Minerals Inc. were forwarded to Clinton by her son-in-law and hedge fund partner Marc Mezvinsky.

December 9, 2015

Erdene intersects multiple high-grade gold-bearing structures at Bayan Khundii

Erdene is pleased to report high-grade gold intersections from the Company's recently completed, maiden drill program at its wholly-owned Bayan Khundii gold project in southwest Mongolia.

December 8, 2015

Canadian Arctic readies for world’s largest diamond mine opening

The Gahcho Kué mine will take in a number of the hundreds of workers laid off at Snap Lake.

December 8, 2015

Mount Milligan team awarded excellence in mine development by AMEBC

Other winners are Clive Johnson and Eira Thomas.

December 7, 2015

Mackie analyst Ryan Hanley’s storm-tested Canadian equity picks

Hanley lists his storm-tested top picks, shines light on names with M&A potential, and sees smooth sailing ahead for some companies with near-term catalysts.

December 6, 2015

Snap Lake had groundwater problems before closure

The groundwater was being stored due to high concentrations of dissolved solids including mineral salts.

December 2, 2015

Rio Tinto unveils one of largest diamonds ever found in Canada

The 187.7-carat Diavik Foxfire diamond will be showcased in London before returning to Antwerp for detailed assessment.