How the natural diamond industry could have taken down its lab-grown competition
Years ago, I noticed a plaque hanging on the wall in a private equity group in London’s Mayfair that read: “The Roman Empire wasn’t built…
Articles by Alisha Hiyate
Kodak never saw it coming either. How lab-grown diamonds rocked the industry
Since early 2022, the price of polished natural diamonds has fallen roughly 40%. The industry is being buffeted by negative economic headwinds, an excess of…
Video: Canada’s miners need to step up productivity, former Vale exec Naidoo says
Deshnee Naidoo, who until March led Vale’s energy transition metals business, says Canadian miners need to get more competitive and productive to unlock the country’s…
JV Video: How Dundee cuts cyanide from gold processing and locks up arsenic
Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) has invented two novel metallurgical processing techniques for mining that have big environmental advantages for mining. Even so, it takes time…
Iamgold soars on Q2 production, cost beat
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) reported strong results for the second quarter of 2024, surpassing its production and cost targets, and lifting its stock price…
Why this week’s market mayhem doesn’t signal a complete meltdown
Global markets have experienced spectacular moves this week, led by Japan’s Nikkei index. It tumbled 12% on Monday, then recovered 11% on Tuesday! Incredible whipsaw action…
Confusion and consternation on critical minerals
What started out as optimism two years ago when the federal government turned its eye to critical minerals, introducing a strategy, incentives and funding, and…
As majors thirst for copper, Filo bid premium seems awfully low
You might have seen the news: BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has just made its next major copper grab. This time, it’s for…
Fission deal key to Paladin Energy’s plan to help plug uranium supply gap
Just months after rejoining the uranium producers’ club with the March restart of its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN; US-OTC: PALAF)…
Best resource investing bets for a Trump or Harris win
Since the July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, there’s been a proliferation of ‘Trump Trade’ ideas circulating across the media. Up until…
‘We can raise more money in the Middle East,’ says junior that left Canada for UAE
The graphite junior that redomiciled to the United Arab Emirates to access funding amid Canada’s clampdown on Chinese investment in critical minerals says it’s the…
Video: Paladin eyes ‘world-class’ Fission asset amid growing uranium demand
In June, Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX; PDN; US-OTC: PALAF) launched a $1.1-billion all-share bid for Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) and its “world-class” Patterson…