Sable PEA sweetens Ekati
Looking to extend the mine life at its Ekati operation beyond 2020, when it’s now slated for closure, Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) has been busy this year proving…
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Kennady North diamond project ‘coming together’: Site visit
YELLOWKNIFE — There’s a frosty glow across the rugged northern tundra at the Kennady North diamond project, 280 km east of Yellowknife, but the icy shimmer still doesn’t compare to…
Editorial: Diamond market in wait-and-see mode
The response of diamond miners to the decline in rough prices over the past year — they’ve fallen around 16%, according to the WWW rough diamond index — has been…
Big changes at De Beers Canada
In a plan that is expected to be complete by the end of next June, De Beers Canada is moving its headquarters to Calgary from Toronto as part of a…
Site visit: Barkerville reborn after ‘massive housecleaning’
WELLS, B.C. — Emerging in July 2013 from an 11-month cease-trade order issued by the B.C. Securities Commission stemming from a questionable resource estimate, Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) was left facing a severe cash…
Justin Trudeau: Open letter to Canada’s public servants
On Sept. 25, 2015, the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) — and after the election on Oct. 19, Canada’s prime minister-designate — Justin Trudeau released the following open letter to Canada’s public servants:
US equities rise, Oct.19-22
U.S. stocks climbed on the back of strong housing figures for September; better-than-expected earnings from major companies like eBay, Microsoft and Amazon; and signs that the European Central Bank would consider more stimulus measures to boost…
Letter to the editor: Federal regulatory oversight of mining strengthened under the Conservatives
Last week’s editorial (T.N.M., Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 2015) entitled “What to expect from a Liberal government in Canada” mistakenly describes the Conservative government’s environmental reforms as they relate to mining,…
Former Barkerville CEO Frank Callaghan fined by BCSC
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has reached a settlement agreement with James Francis (J. Frank) Callaghan, with his admitting he made statements that breached National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral…
Kivalliq unveils robust Dipole results
Kivalliq Energy’s (TSXV: KIV; US-OTC: KVLQF) hunt for another high-grade uranium deposit at its Angilak property, 350 km west of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, may well be over, with new assay results that have transformed the company’s…
TSX climbs higher, Oct. 19-22
The Toronto stock market ended higher as investors took in prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau’s majority win in the federal election. Canada’s new prime minister promises to invest heavily in infrastructure, among other areas,…
TSX Venture falls, Oct. 19-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.6%, or 8.96 points, to close at 547.8 points, as gold prices dropped 1.8%, or US$21.4, before closing at US$1,166.1 per oz. gold, and US/CAD gained 1.7% to C$1.30.