Dominion sees improving market in Q4
Dominion Diamond’s (DDC-T, DDC-N) fourth-quarter and year-end results for fiscal 2013 reveal an improving diamond market in the final quarter of last year, with rough prices increasing by 11%. Sales…
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A diamantaire/miner’s view of the diamond market
Whither the diamond? It’s a good question. Ask the man on the street about the diamond industry, and he’ll insist that it couldn’t be going better — hell, diamonds are…
Bob Gannicott on Dominion Diamond’s new vision
Since Canada’s second diamond mine, Diavik, went into production in 2003, its 40% owner — at that time known as Aber Diamond — has been looking for other quality diamond…
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Commentary: Legal warning signals from the HD Mining case
The HD Mining case, which is currently before the Federal Court of Canada, has a high media profile these days. It’s a story that weaves together two hot-button legal issues for the labour movement: immigration and occupational health and…
Four muy caliente silver stock picks
To discern the winners from a crowded field of companies holding mines and development projects in Mexico, The Northern Miner asked two mining analysts, Nicholas Campbell of Canaccord Genuity and Christos Doulis of Stonecap…
How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation
“There is support for mining politically, the geology is excellent, the people are incredibly friendly and the food is delicious.”
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Commentary: After the aluminum rush: restoring the Amazon rainforest
Can the degraded land of the Amazon rainforest be salvaged by large-scale landscape restoration? Is it really possible to rebuild ecological integrity and enhance the lives of local communities in a sustainable way?
Obituary: Danie Krige, South Africa’s giant of geostatistics
Danie Krige, a household name to anyone who studied or practiced the science of evaluating mineral resources for mining purposes, died recently in Johannesburg.
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Honouring Kirkland Lake’s heritage
In 1911 the first bar of gold in Ontario’s Kirkland Lake gold camp was poured at the Tough-Oakes mine. One century and 42.5 million oz. gold later, a group of friends met for coffee and decided to make a bronze plaque to commemorate the…