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A rough diamond at the Harry Oppenheimer House in South Africa. Photo by Anglo American

Tough conditions for rough diamonds

Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q) reported diamond production fell in the second quarter ended June 30 by 11% to 7.2 million carats because of market conditions and a focus on planned maintenance and waste stripping, while De Beers, in which…


Editorial: Spreadsheets vs. reality

The best-laid schemes o’ the mining industry’s mice an’ men gang aft agley an awful lot these days, leaving investors with nothing but “grief an’ pain, for promis’d joy!”Yea, the inability of mining…


NMC’s take on moly’s future

Molybdenum gets little glory in the metals world. On the production side more than half of it is produced as a by-product of more prominent metals like copper, while on the consumption side it is mostly used as a secondary additive to help make…


Canamex soars 290% on high-grade hit

Canamex Resources’ (CSQ-V) shares soared to new heights after the company  released the best hole to date from its Bruner gold-silver project in ­central Nevada. On July 18 the junior reported the monstrous hole returned 118…


Driller Darren Rabesca working at Avalon Rare Metals' Nechalacho rare earth project in the Northwest Territories. Photo by Avalon Rare Metals

Avalon expands Nechalacho resource

Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVL-X) reports that exploration drilling completed last year has lifted indicated resources at its flagship Nechalacho rare-earth deposit in the Northwest Territories by 73% to 152.3 million tonnes grading 1.32% total…


Agnico-Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd

Q&A with Agnico’s Sean Boyd

At a time when investor sensitivities to management miscues and misguided strategies are running high, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) stands out as a miner that has stuck to its mantra of providing stable growth with low political risk . . ….


A farmer in the foreground at Panoro Minerals' Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru. Photo by Ian Bickis

Panoro’s Cotabambas could attract a buyer

Christopher Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities believes Panoro Minerals’ (PML-V) Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru could become an acquisition target, and has initiatied coverage of the junior with a “buy” rating…



Richmont’s lacklustre Q2 results

Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) had a difficult second-quarter, posting a net loss of $30.9 million, or 92¢ per share, which included the previously released $28-million after-tax write-down on its Francoeur mine in Quebec.


UPDATE:Hecla goes hostile on U.S. Silver

In yet another sign that M&A continues to pick up steam Hecla Mining (HL-N) is seeking to derail a merger agreement reached last month between U.S. Silver (USA-T) and RX Gold & Silver (RXEXF-O), and scoop up U.S. Silver for itself in an…


Centerra reveals details of Kumtor state review

VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold (CG-T) continues to release details regarding a parliamentary review of its Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan. During a second quarter conference call Centerra’s management outlined the structure of the…


GoGold gets going again on the Venture

VANCOUVER — After months of waiting GoGold Resources (GGD-V) has finally wrapped up its acquisition of Absolute Gold Holdings and once again actively trading on the venture.


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