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A recent aerial photo of De Beers' Gahcho Ku diamond exploration camp in the Northwest Territories, 275 km northeast of Yellowknife. The project centres on the Kennady Lake cluster of five diamond-bearing pipes.

De Beers pulls plug on Kimberley mines

Faced with the challenges of finding new profitable carats to meet growing demand, De Beers is closing some of its mature, money-losing mines in South Africa, while it looks to Cana…


John Longyea

Five pioneers join U.S. Hall of Fame

The U.S. National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum will induct five mining pioneers at a ceremony scheduled for Sept. 17, at the Museum Convention Center in Leadville, Colo….




Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 15, 2005)

Date Aug. 8 Aug. 5 Aug. 4 Aug. 3 Aug. 2 High Low
TSX Composite 10614.35 10550.51 10626.7…



Shougang losing friends in Marcona

Lima, Peru — Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez once said that China’s Chairman Mao and South America’s independence hero Simon Bolivar would have been the best of friends had they met, a lively ackno…



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