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Tuesday, July 4, 2011
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Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 4, 2011 (change from June 27 in brackets):
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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$13,000.00/t
Stornoway puts the pieces in place at Renard
Everything is coming together for Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) at its Renard project in Quebec.
Positive scoping study for Vaaldiam’s B3
Brazil-focused Vaaldiam Mining (VAA-T) has released a scoping study for its Braüna JV, in Bahia state, that estimates it would cost US$25 million to build a mine that would produce a total of 573,000 carats over a five-year mine life.
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Randy Turner: Reflections of a diamond industry pioneer
Energy companies have recruited geological talent from the University of Calgary for decades, so it’s no surprise that Randy Turner joined the sector after earning his B.Sc. degree in 1971. It was a wise career choice, with multinationals…
Revolution explores Carolina slate belt
Drilling along a 25-km-long trend is bound to generate mixed results, and such is the case for Revolution Resources (RV-T) at its Champion Hills project in North Carolina.
Rockwell ramping up Tirisano
After surviving a hostile bid by Pala Investments in 2008 and then a recession that forced it to put one of its operations on care and maintenance, Rockwell Diamonds (RDI-T) signalled last March that it was no longer in survival mode with the…