Strong dollar hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian d…
Diamonds
Peregrine finds diamondiferous pipes at Nunuq
Vancouver — A little arctic sparkle has boosted shares of Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) after drilling on its Nanuq project, in Nunavut, turned up a trio of diamondiferous kimberlite pipes.
Rio spends as suitors circle
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) plans to get stronger and thwart BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) hostile takeover bid the old-fashioned way — through organic growth.
Petra Diamonds group to buy De Beers’ Cullinan mine
Vancouver — Petra Diamonds (PDMDF-O, PDL-L) is leading a group planning to buy the Cullinan diamond mine in South Africa from De Beers for 1 billion rand (US$149 million).
Diamond Fields under water in Namibia
Diamond Fields (DFI-T) and Australian-based Bonaparte Diamond Mines (BON-A) are finding more diamonds of the coast …
Sanatana jumps on kimberlite results (December 07, 2007)
Vancouver – The first results from Sanatana Diamond’s (STA-V) Dharma kimberlite pipe in the Northwest Territories s…
True North writes book on ruby valuation
Vancouver — For True North Gems (TGX-V, TNGMF-O), finding gemstones is the easy part. The real challenge is convincing investors in a hot commodity market that rubies and sapphires are a sound commer…
Editorial: And these people are supposed to be serious
Well, the 47th trading week of 2007 brought more messages of consolidation, but ones that made us feel even more jaded than usual. And regulatory issues, forced into the light by anti-mining groups, m…
Rio plans to spend as suitors circle
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) plans to get stronger and thwart BHP Billitons (BHP-N, BLT-L) hostile takeover the old-fa…
Shear, Stornoway find big Kahuna diamond (November 26, 2007)
Vancouver — Canadian-focused diamond hunters Shear Minerals (SRM-V, SRMUF-O) and Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) recently turned up a large stone from mini-bulk sampling at their Churchill diamond…
Peregrine finds three diamondiferous pipes
Vancouver – A little arctic sparkle has boosted the shares of Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) after drilling on its Nanu…
True North Gems writing the book on ruby valuation as Aappaluttoq shows strength
Vancouver – For True North Gems (TGX-V), finding gemstones is the easy part. The real challenge is convincing inves…