Iamgold buys toehold in Colombia’s Middle Cauca belt
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) has agreed to buy a minority interest in two junior explorers with porphyry-gold-copper projects in Colombia’s highly prospective Middle Cauca belt south of Medellin.
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Agnico-Eagle takes big hit in Q3 with Goldex closure
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has posted a US$81-million net loss for the third quarter following the writeoff of its Goldex gold mine in Quebec.
Bralorne hits high-grade gold in BC
Bralorne Gold Mines (BPM-V) has hit high-grade gold at its eponymous mine near Gold Bridge, B.C.
Roxgold raising $11M for West African gold
One of 2011’s success stories, Roxgold (ROG-V) has seen its share price rise from a low of 19.5¢ in February to a high of $1.55 in mid-October on the back of spectacular gold hits from its flagship Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso.
Celebrating 20 years of diamonds at BHP Billiton
The story of EKATI Diamond Mine began in 1981, when geologist Charles Fipke found diamond indicator minerals near Blackwater Lake on the east side of the Mackenzie River in the…
The Point Lake ‘epiphany’: How a single discovery spawned an entire industry
On Nov. 6, 1991, the latest edition of The Northern Miner was on its way to bed when our fax machine spit out one page of seemingly unremarkable news: an…
Pat Sheahan: A diamond-seeker’s best friend
Pat Sheahan has always done things her own way. The diamond researcher and founder of the Sheahan-MDRU literature service — which, in various forms, has been keeping explorers up to…
The birth of an industry
The genesis of Canada’s diamond industry can be pinpointed precisely to twenty years ago this month. That’s when BHP Billiton reported that its partner Dia Met, had found diamonds in…
Canada’s diamond bourse heads east
Eyeing the strong and growing demand for diamonds in China, the Diamond Bourse of Canada (DBC) has set up a permanent liaison office in the Shanghai Diamond Exchange. The DBC’s…
Lucara set for 2012 startup at AK6
Construction activities at Lucara Diamond’s (LUC-T) AK6 diamond mine in Botswana continue largely on track and on budget despite a two-month delay this summer. South African steelworkers striking in July…
Shear puts its nose to the grindstone at Jericho
Since announcing a gutsy move to acquire the past-producing Jericho diamond mine in Nunavut last year, Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) has been doing the hard work necessary to determine if there’s…
Metalex plans bulk sample at Kyle Lake
It’s a tall order, but if Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) can get the various permits and funding it needs, it could begin a 10,000-tonne bulk sample at its Kyle Lake project…