In August, Shore Gold (SGF-T) submitted a revised environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Star-Orion project, in Saskatchewan, to provincial and federal regulators. The 10,500-page document is based on the…
In the space of just a few months, both BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) announced they were reviewing their diamond businesses. BHP, the 80% owner of…
China’s rising appetite for diamonds is often the focus of attention for diamond-watchers, but there’s another Asian giant that plays a pivotal role in the market. Like China, India has…
Pierre Lassonde built his remarkably successful career on gold, as cofounder and chairman of gold royalty powerhouse Franco-Nevada, a former CEO of Newmont Mining, a past chairman of the World…
“I don’t ever believe in using the word try,” says William Lamb, the current driving force behind Lucara Diamond (LUC-T). “If you try, you are setting yourself up for failure….
Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) suspended production from stockpiles at its Jericho diamond mine, in Nunavut, in early September. The company, led by president and CEO Julie Lassonde, had been hoping to…
I grew up in Saskatchewan, and like many people, I have a huge soft spot for my homeland. I have a tremendous amount of pride in my roots, and great respect for the people who pioneered this part of the world. In a relatively short time,…
Taranis Resources (TRO-V) thinks it’s about time a junior mining company hit the big time in Northern Finland’s world class Kittila copper and gold district.
VANCOUVER — Toronto-listed gold miner Centamin (CEE-T, CEY-L) has run into legal issues at its flagship Sukari operation near the Red Sea in southeastern Egypt. On Oct. 30, Centamin acknowledged that the Egyptian administrative court had…
Scott McLean and Kevin Stevens were part of a four-man team at Falconbridge that in 2001 discovered the high-grade Nickel Rim South deposit in Sudbury, Ontario.
VANCOUVER — It has been nearly a year since Adrian Fleming and his team studied drill results from Prosperity Goldfields’ (PPG-V) wholly-owned Kiyuk Lake project in southwestern Nunavut’s Kivalliq district, and determined they…
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