Editor’s Picks: top 10 stories of 2008
It was remarkable year for the mining industry, as we witnessed a commodities boom in the first quarter turn into a…
De Beers Canada Inc
Diamonds In For A Rough Ride, But Future’s Still Brilliant
Saskatoon, Sask. — As diamond producers and explorers alike consider the global financial situation, they know they are in for a rough ride. However, even before the financial crisis hit, most in the…
Editorial: Loonie plunges as oil prices slide
Canada’s loonie seems to dip and dive just like any other petrodollar these days, if the week ended Oct. 25, the 43rd trading week of 2008, is anything to go by.
Mountain Province Diamonds finds largest gem-quality diamond in a Canadian drill program
Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T, MDM-X) and joint-venture partner De Beers Canada have found a 25.13-carat gem-qu…
Finning marks 75 years as Caterpillar Dealer
Finning International (FTT-T, FINGF-O), the world’s largest Caterpillar (CAT-N) dealer, is celebrating 75 years in business.
SUPPLIERS NEWS (February 18, 2008)
Australia-based mineral analysis company Intellection has merged with Welsh geoscience firm X-Ray Mineral Services (XMS).
De Beers gets frostbite in Canada’s Arctic
The week ended Feb. 9, the sixth trading week of 2007, was punctuated by another setback for Canada’s emerging diamond mining industry, with De Beers taking a severe haircut at its new Snap Lake mine,…
South African power crisis shuts down mines (February 04, 2008)
Vancouver — A nationwide energy crunch in South Africa has hit the country’s powerful mining sector hard, with major gold, platinum and diamond producers suspending operations as a precautionary meas…
Suppliers News (September 24, 2007)
ABB to supply mine winders
Trigon selling diamond assets to Diamondex (June 08, 2007)
Vancouver – Deciding it prefers its recent move into uranium versus gems, Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) has inked…
GGL soars on nickel find during diamond hunt
Vancouver – Sounding somewhat reminiscent of the mid-1990s Voiseys Bay nickel discovery in Labrador, GGL Diamonds …
Federal budget gives miners goodies but no tax cuts
The tabling of Canada’s new federal budget on March 19 was the number one event affecting Canada’s miners during the week ended March 23 — the twelfth trading week of 2007.