Castle Silver Resources markets cobalt potential to Asian buyers
A junior with properties in northern Ontario containing past-producing silver and cobalt mines says metal traders and carmakers in Japan and battery manufacturers in China…
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Arizona Silver tumbles on Ramsey assay results
VANCOUVER— Assay results from the first two reverse-circulation drill holes targeting a magnetic anomaly at Arizona Silver Exploration’s (TSXV: AZS) Ramsey silver project in western…
Exploring for more: Diamonds in Canada’s annual junior roundup
Alto Ventures (TSXV: ATV) In February, Alto Ventures began a reverse-circulation drilling program to test several kimberlite targets at the GEFA project, in east-central Saskatchewan….
Manitoba diamond discovery stirs interest
Following up on an initial diamond discovery in Manitoba from 2008, a group of prospectors working with the Manitoba Geological Suvey (MGS) has found diamonds…
Agnico Eagle invests $10M in Mexico-focused Candelaria Mining
Less than a year after picking up the Caballo Blanco project in Mexico for US$17.5 million, Candelaria Mining (TSXV: CAND) has pulled in a $9.8-million…
Fission confirms high-grade uranium discovery at PLS
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium’s (TSX: FCU) search for land-based uranium mineralization at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) property in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin appears to be boding…
Five reasons diamond stocks have been dragging
In the first quarter of 2017, a market-cap weighted aggregation of diamond miners in U.S. dollars including Alrosa (RTS: ALRS), Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL), Dominion…
Stornoway Diamond deals with Renard hiccups
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) had an exceptionally smooth build at its Renard mine, in Quebec, which was completed five months ahead of schedule and under…
A changing landscape: Diamonds in Canada Editorial
Outside of the two new mines opening up in Canada — Stornoway Diamond’s Renard and De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds’ Gahcho Kué — there…
Sumitomo joins Iamgold at Côté gold project
VANCOUVER — Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) been searching for a partner to help shoulder capital development costs at its Côté gold property, 130 km southwest…
Site visit: Sam Coetzer breathes new life into Golden Star
PRESTEA, GHANA — Sam Coetzer was senior vice-president of Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) South American operations when he got a call in 2011 from Christopher…
Cobalt deficit on the horizon
Cobalt prices have nearly doubled in the first quarter of the year, with demand for its use in rechargeable batteries and the electric-vehicle market, in…