Randgold, Newcrest to team up in Côte d’Ivoire
Randgold Resources (NASDAQ: GOLD) and Newcrest Mining, two of the world’s leading gold mining companies, have signed a heads of agreement to negotiate a formal…
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Aura Minerals sketches positive economics at EPP
Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA) has tabled a positive feasibility study on its recently acquired Ernesto/Pau-a-Pique (EPP) gold project in Brazil’s western Mato Grosso state, not…
Site visit: Fission poised for growth at Patterson Lake South
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN — Handling drill core caked with uraninite — a radioactive, uranium-rich ore mineral — isn’t exactly for the faint of heart, but with…
G4G Capital’s stock surges with option on Shawn Ryan’s claims
Renowned Klondike prospector Shawn Ryan and his wife and business partner Cathy Wood require little introduction. The Yukon-based couple made it big finding two large…
TSX Venture rises, Nov. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index recovered 18.76 points, or 2.6%, to a 746.67-point close during the trading period. The spot gold price dropped US$19.78 to…
TSX gains, Nov. 14-18
Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite jumped 2.1% to 14,864.03, after gains in the energy sector and belief that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump would help boost the American…
The millennial mindset and diamonds: Editorial
Born between 1981 and 2000, the millennial generation will reach their highest earning potential in another 10 years. That makes them an important age group…
Diamond Association targets millennials
The Diamond Producers’ Association (DPA) is aiming its first marketing campaign squarely at millennials. The campaign, launched in October, consists of two tag lines: “Real…
Bob Gannicott’s lasting legacy
Robert Gannicott, the man who built Canada’s largest diamond mining company, Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) and a pioneer of Canada’s diamond scene for…
Peregrine eyes first production by 2021
Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD) hopes to have its Chidliak project producing diamonds by 2021, as outlined in a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) released in July….
Northern Shield sheds light on finds
In the last two years, Northern Shield Resources (TSXV: NRN) has made two discoveries in the Labrador Trough, 100 km north of Schefferville, Quebec. The…
Abitibi Snapshot: Five companies to watch
The renewed strength in gold prices this year has reinvigorated the historic mining camps throughout the Abitibi region of Ontario and Quebec. Here’s a look…