A strong recovery followed an industry-wide diamond inventory buildup in 2014-2015 and another slide after India’s demonetization in late 2016. However, lately, the diamond industry’s momentum has begun to stall….
Oil is one the largest unit costs for many miners, especially for those involved with open-pit operations and remote mines dependent on diesel power generation. And so with oil prices…
VANCOUVER — After 18 months of negotiations, Centerra Gold (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CAGDF) has apparently resolved outstanding political disputes with the Kyrgyzstan government over the company’s cornerstone Kumtor gold mine in…
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) says it has started processing ore at its Fekola gold mine in southwestern Mali, and will reach commercial production before year-end. The mid-tier miner already…
VANCOUVER — Geophysical surveys are frequently used by the mining and exploration industry to detect potential mineral deposits hidden beneath the subsurface. However, the results of geophysical surveys can be…
The sustained strength in most precious and base metals this year reached breakout levels in September, as a weakening U.S. dollar and renewed optimism over Chinese metal demand pushed metal…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 206.28 points to 14,985.32, as the Canadian dollar surged from US71¢ to US81.54¢ on news of an interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada….
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.64% to 21,813.67 and the S&P 500 Index rose 0.72% to 2,443.05. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index increased 2.29% to 85.82. Freeport-McMoRan was…
In late 2016 and early 2017 the diamond market felt the effects of India’s demonetization, which saw 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee bills suddenly removed from the market last November. The move…
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 are eager to lock up…
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 Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC),…
Matt sits down with Exploration Insights analyst Brent Cook to talk about the state of junior markets. This is an interlude from a longer conversation we’ll be airing during The…
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