DPA battles diamond mining misconceptions
Jean-Marc Lieberherr readily concedes that the industry he represents and speaks for – global diamond mining – has an image problem. “There are so many misconceptions about diamond mining,” says…
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Lucara advances its Clara digital sales platform
Lucara Diamond’s (TSX-LUC) Karowe mine in Botswana continues to turn out enormous diamonds. The latest, in April, weighed in at 1,758 carats. While the diamond was recovered unbroken, the stone…
Editorial: Are diamonds forever?
We’re hosting our second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium in June in Toronto at an unlikely time. In a sector that has seen so much uncertainty in the past decade,…
Gold industry needs to ‘get back to basics,’ Iamgold’s Letwin argues
At The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium, held at Canada House in London, U.K., Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Steve Letwin spoke on gold. Below is the…
B2Gold sells Nicaraguan mines to Calibre
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) is selling its El Limon and La Libertad gold mines — Nicaragua’s largest gold mines — along with its Pavon gold project and other mineral…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Canada’s IPO market struggles at fraction of 2018 pace, PwC says
The following is a release by PwC Canada as part of its quarterly monitoring of the status of initial public offerings in Canada. Visit www.pwc.com/ca for more information. The surge…
TSX Venture falls, June 24-28: Aurion, Golden Dawn, Itafos
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.20% to 585.47 during the June 24-28 trading week. Spot gold rose US$9.90 per oz. or 0.71% to US$1,408.90 per oz. Aurion Resources topped…
US markets drop, June 24-28: Agnico Eagle, Rio Tinto
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.45% to 26,599.96 and the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.30% to 2,941.76. Spot gold rose 0.71% or US$9.90 per oz. to US$1,408.90 per oz….
TSX dips, June 24-28: Continental Gold, First Quantum, Northern Dynasty
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.87% to 16,382.20. Metal indexes moved higher with the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index up 1.30% at 79.44, the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index up 1.27%…
SSR Mining acquires past producers
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) is acquiring from Newmont Goldcorp (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) and Fairmile Gold Mining two past-producing gold operations to the south of its Marigold mine…
Orvana completes study on Taguas in Argentina
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Orvana Minerals’ (TSX: OR) Taguas gold project, 25 km north of Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) Veladero mine in Argentina, envisions a conventional…
Commentary: It’s time for a few more crazy ideas
In his 2016 memoir, Nike founder Phil Knight recalls being 24 years old and having what he calls a “crazy idea.” He writes: “That morning in 1962, I told myself:…