Lukas Lundin talks diamonds
Lukas Lundin is bullish on diamonds. The famed mining mogul and chairman of Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) sees rising demand and a lack of new discoveries as underpinning the healthy…
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Stornoway CEO Matt Manson’s path to Renard
Hard work and perseverance have been paying off for Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) president and CEO Matt Manson. The 48-year-old executive recently saw the start of construction at the Renard…
Editorial: Hunts’ silver play the stuff of legend
Few individuals have lived lives large enough to be immediately associated with a particular commodity. Think oil and J.D. Rockefeller; steel and Andrew Carnegie; and diamonds and the Oppenheimer family. For silver, it’s the Hunt brothers…
Ian Ball jumps into the void, lands at Abitibi Royalties
When McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE-MUX) announced in May that its president Ian Ball was resigning after nine years with the company, the news caught many people in Toronto’s tightly knit mining circles by surprise.
Editorial: Barrick goes CEO-less, doubles down on presidents
Three months after Peter Munk’s retirement from Barrick Gold, we’re already getting a look at the post-Munk Barrick, and the picture is volatile and a little strange.
Eike Batista’s boom and bust
VANCOUVER — How do you turn US$35 billion into less than US$400 million in 18 months?
Editorial: Pot-ashen in Saskatchewan
December started off in a rather sombre way for Canadian mining, with former Prairie golden child Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan announcing deep and immediate cuts at its Canadian, U.S., and Trinidadian operations.
Editorial: Barrick hints at Munk’s retirement
It seems Peter Munk’s days at the helm of Barrick Gold might actually be coming to an end.
Grenville Thomas takes aim with North Arrow Minerals
He’s been in the business for 56 years. He was integral in developing Canada’s diamond sector. He has been named Prospector of the Year by the Prospectors and Developers Association…
Larger than life: Weighing the legacy of Marc Rich
One of the greatest, if most controversial, of all commodity traders has died.
Bob Gannicott on Dominion Diamond’s new vision
Since Canada’s second diamond mine, Diavik, went into production in 2003, its 40% owner — at that time known as Aber Diamond — has been looking for other quality diamond…
Sheahan keeps diamond literature service going
At the end of last year, the University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) stopped offering the Sheahan-MDRU literature service, and the service’s founder, Patricia Sheahan, is now…