Peregrine’s quantum leap at Chidliak
IQALUIT —There don’t seem to be many places at Peregrine Diamonds’ (PGD-T) 49%-owned Chidliak project, on Baffin Island, 120 km northeast of Iqaluit, that are sheltered from the arctic wind,…
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The competition heats up
Since our last issue of Diamonds in Canada in May, fears that the global economic recovery might be derailed have started to ease. Diamond retailers and miners continued to regain…
Editorial: Political power play over PotashCorp
BHP Billiton’s $40-billion hostile bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan entered a critical period in late Octo…
New nickel zone sends Anfield higher (September 09, 2010)
Drill results from Anfield Nickel’s (ANF-V) Mayaniquel project in Guatemala indicate that the company could ha…
Venture makes slow and steady gains Aug. 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture made small but steady gains during the Aug. 16 – 20 trading week, ending up 22.57 poin…
US equities wobbly on recovery concerns, Aug. 16-20
New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits climbed to a nine-month high during the Aug. 16-20 trading week, fue…
BHP to take offer for Potash Corp. directly to shareholders
A day after the first approach by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) w…
Potash stocks rally following BHP bid
Vancouver – Smaller potash-based companies saw strong gains following BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) unsolicited buyou…
Potash Corp. rejects BHP’s buyout bid
BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) unsolicited buyout offer for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) for $130…
US markets down week of Aug. 9-13
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the U.S. economy is going to get worse before it gets better, up from 53%…
Reuters reports possible two-year ban on Indonesian forest clearing permits
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) declined to comment on a Reuters news story in The Jakarta Globe that reported Indonesia …
Site visit: Anfield believes in Guatemalan nickel
EL ESTOR, GUATEMALA — “Our business plan is very simple — we want to do what we did with Lumina,” says David Strang, chairman of Anfield Nickel (ANF-V).It sounds easy, just repeating something that you already managed once.The reality is…