India to the rescue?
China’s rising appetite for diamonds is often the focus of attention for diamond-watchers, but there’s another Asian giant that plays a pivotal role in the market. Like China, India has…
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This industry’s ‘ripe for consolidation’
Pierre Lassonde built his remarkably successful career on gold, as cofounder and chairman of gold royalty powerhouse Franco-Nevada, a former CEO of Newmont Mining, a past chairman of the World…
Lucara Diamond CEO just getting started
“I don’t ever believe in using the word try,” says William Lamb, the current driving force behind Lucara Diamond (LUC-T). “If you try, you are setting yourself up for failure….
Shear Diamonds suspends production at Jericho
Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) suspended production from stockpiles at its Jericho diamond mine, in Nunavut, in early September. The company, led by president and CEO Julie Lassonde, had been hoping to…
Miners give back in Toronto and Mali
Contributed Commentary: Redefining Success – a perspective from Canada’s oilpatch
I grew up in Saskatchewan, and like many people, I have a huge soft spot for my homeland. I have a tremendous amount of pride in my roots, and great respect for the people who pioneered this part of the world. In a relatively short time,…
Finland’s next one?
Taranis Resources (TRO-V) thinks it’s about time a junior mining company hit the big time in Northern Finland’s world class Kittila copper and gold district.
Centamin battles legal challenge from Egyptian court
VANCOUVER — Toronto-listed gold miner Centamin (CEE-T, CEY-L) has run into legal issues at its flagship Sukari operation near the Red Sea in southeastern Egypt. On Oct. 30, Centamin acknowledged that the Egyptian administrative court had…
Scott McLean says project generation model a win-win
Scott McLean and Kevin Stevens were part of a four-man team at Falconbridge that in 2001 discovered the high-grade Nickel Rim South deposit in Sudbury, Ontario.
Prosperity Goldfields sets the stage at Kiyuk Lake
VANCOUVER — It has been nearly a year since Adrian Fleming and his team studied drill results from Prosperity Goldfields’ (PPG-V) wholly-owned Kiyuk Lake project in southwestern Nunavut’s Kivalliq district, and determined they…
Stornoway expects delays at Renard
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) recently provided an update on the construction of the Route 167 extension that would give it full-year road access to its current fly-in Renard diamond project in northern Quebec, confirming earlier media reports…
Nevada Copper can’t help but to find more red metal
Nevada Copper (NCU-T) keeps hitting more copper just as it puts its finishing touches on a soon-to-be-released feasibility study for its Pumpkin Hollow property.