Forum returns promising results from Athabasca drills
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy start of the year for explorer Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; US-OTC: FDCFF) with a pair of drill programs on opposing margins of Saskatchewan’s prolific Athasbasca Basin.
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Digging for diamonds
A roundup of the latest news from Canadian-listed diamond explorers, developers and miners. Afri-Can Marine Minerals Afri-Can Marine Minerals (TSXV: AFA) reported in January the results of a positive prefeasibility study…
Dominion Diamond banks on Ekati
It’s been one year since Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC) took over operations at the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, and president and CEO Bob Gannicott says the company’s transition…
Lucara’s Karowe mine proves to be a gem
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) had a very good 2013 at its Karowe mine in Botswana, reporting annual financial results in February that exceeded expectations. The company reported revenues of US$180.5…
Stornoway lands $944M financing for Renard
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) announced in April that it had lined up a $944-million financing to build its Renard diamond mine in north-central Quebec. The binding agreement with several different…
The state of global rough diamond supply in 2014
Global production of rough diamonds in 2014 is expected to reach roughly 135 million carats valued at US$17.8 billion, an increase of 3% over last year. The world’s 50 largest…
Gahcho Kué takes shape
If you ask Patrick Evans, chief executive of Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX:MPV; NYSE: MDM), what surprised him most about the results of an updated feasibility study released in April for…
Diamonds shining once again
In our last issue, I asked whether there had been a shift in sentiment toward the diamond sector, which survived 2013 in much better shape than the rest of the…
Trafigura gives Mawson the money to build Kapulo copper mine in DRC
VANCOUVER — An offtake agreement with a US$50-million prepayment has given Mawson West (TSX: MWE; US-OTC: MWSWF) the funds it needs to finish building its Kapulo copper–silver mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Goldcorp ends fight for Osisko
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is bowing out of the race for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) by not amending its $3.6-billion hostile takeover offer for the junior producer and its large Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec.
Anfield sells Mayaniquel to Cunico
VANCOUVER — Despite a resurgence in nickel prices — which hit a 14-month high on April 18 — it looked like junior Anfield Nickel (TSXV: ANF; US-OTC: ANCKF) was going to have trouble footing the US$950-million development…
Uranium Energy’s Slick Rock needs U3O8 rebound to fly
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Uranium Energy (NYSE-MKT: UEC) has completed a promising preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Slick Rock uranium–vanadium deposit, which is one of its many projects in Colorado.