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Mountain Province’s Evans on Gahcho Ku’s solid numbers
Unlike so many involved in the diamond industry, Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T, MDM-X) president and CEO Patrick Evans hasn’t spent his entire career searching for the elusive gems or mining them.
Harry Winston to source polished diamond fund
Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) has reached an exclusive agreement to source diamonds for a polished diamond investment fund to be set up by Zurich-based Diamond Asset Advisors.
Sabina to sell Hackett, turns to gold for growth
Nunavut-focused junior explorer Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) is selling its 100%-owned Hackett River silver-zinc project, located near Bathurst Inlet in northern Nunavut, to Swiss mining powerhouse Xstrata (XTA-L).
Majors pour billions into Eastern Canada
It’s not quite as exciting as a new mine built from scratch on a substantial mineral discovery but, in dollar terms, the recent expansions announced by majors active in eastern Canada all add up significant economic activity.
China Yunnan teams with Rio Tinto in Chile
A Chinese state-owned company has teamed up with Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) to explore for copper in northern Chile.
Bear Creek optimistic despite silver’s slide
As the New York spot price of silver quickly retreated to US$34.40 per oz. in early May from its 31-year high of US$48.70 on April 28, one of the formerly best-performing stocks in the junior silver space, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-Q),…
Bear Creek slides with silver
As the New York spot price of silver has quickly retreated to $34.40 from its 31-year high of $48.70 on April 28, one of the formerly best-performing stocks in the junior silver space, Bear Creek Mining (bcm-v, bcekf-q), has tumbled along with…
China Minmetals walks from Equinox; Chinalco signs copper JV with Rio Tinto
As China Minmetals turns its back on Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) saying Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) $7.3 billion offer for the copper producer is above its “most optimistic assessment of value,” another Chinese state-owned company has…
Peregrine Metals is on the move
With the war for talent heating up in the mining industry, it was something of a coup for junior Peregrine Metals (PGM-T) to snag as its new president Richard Leclerc – a seasoned mining veteran who, over his 29-year career, has been a key…
EMED clears permitting hurdle
After years of struggling through a bureaucratic, political and legal quagmire, Cyprus-based EMED Mining (EMD-T, EMED-L) finally looks to have production at its Rio Tinto copper project in Spain within sight.
Suppliers news (April 25, 2011)
Geotech buys new chopper