2002 marked by further consolidation
It did not feel as momentous as 2000 or 2001, when we saw the creation of several global mining giants, but 2002 was full of smaller-sized mergers, particularly in the precious metals sector.Among the…
It did not feel as momentous as 2000 or 2001, when we saw the creation of several global mining giants, but 2002 was full of smaller-sized mergers, particularly in the precious metals sector.Among the…
Geologist Hugo T. Dummett, whose knowledge of diamond exploration made BHP Billiton (BHP-N) a major force in world diamond mining, has died. He was 62.Dummett was killed in a single-car accident on a …
In the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, some 300 km northeast of Yellowknife, Canada’s lone diamond mine churned out 4.56 million carats of stones for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002…
Hoping to capitalize on a revitalized diamond exploration sector that has been fueled by recent kimberlite discoveries in Quebec and the Coronation district of Nunavut, Major General Resources has spu…
Vancouver — Falling metal prices over the past few years may have initiated consolidation in the mining industry, but as the price of bullion rises to levels not seen since 1999, the wave of mergers …
The opening month of 2002 provided a few signs that the mineral exploration business may at last be turning a corner.This year’s Cordilleran Roundup in Vancouver was the most successful in years, with…
The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector to offer recommendations and opinions for the year ahead. In the previous issue, we heard from John Kaiser of …
Against a rather grim backdrop that included an American economy slipping into recession, worldwide commodity deflation and a new war on terrorism, the big story in 2001 for the North American mining …
Perseverance may not always find its reward, but for a mining man and explorationist that knows the North, the development of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is a rich reward for …
BOOK REVIEWS/VIRGINIA HEFFERNANDiamond: A Journey to the Heart of an ObsessionBefore Canadian juniors burst on to the scene a decade ago, the world of diamonds was cloaked in secrecy. The dis…
Lac de Gras, N.W.T. — Ten years after Charles Fipke’s milestone diamond discovery in the Northwest Territories, the only major Canadian player left in the wake of recent acquisitions and consolidatio…
Higher production from the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and sharply lower interest expenses have meant a near-doubling in earnings for Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T).The company posted ne…
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