The mining sector was thrust into the media spotlight in 2010 as the number of mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) hit an all-time high. A new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report tracked 2,693 global mining M&A deals worth US$113…
While final details of this year’s upcoming diamond exploration program are still being worked out by joint-venture partners Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) and BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the 2011 program at Chidliak will be similar in scope to…
Born of two established metals companies as a pure smelting play in 2007, Brussels-listed Nyrstar has since grabbed a commanding position in the zinc supply chain with no signs of slowing down.
There isn’t much to see at Curis Resources’ (CUV-V) Florence copper project, consisting mostly of flat empty farmland, but that’s the idea.
While it’s still early days at Peregrine Diamonds’ (PGD-T) Baffin Island Chidliak diamond project, mini-bulk sample results from the promising CH-6 kimberlite compare well to the kimberlite pipes bein…
While it’s still early days at Peregrine Diamonds’ (pgd-t) Baffin Island Chidliak diamond project, mini-bulk sample results from the promising CH-6 kimberlite compare well to the kimberlite pipes being mined in similar Arctic conditions at the…
The Chidliak diamond project on Baffin Island in Canada’s Far North continues to demonstrate tremendous potential with the release of a new batch of microdiamond results. The latest results show the CH-44 kimberlite has a very promising coarse…
Highly anticipated mini-bulk sample results from Peregrine Diamonds’ (pgd-t) Baffin Island Chidliak diamond project didn’t disappoint. The CH-7 mini-bulk sample shows a grade of 1-carat-per-tonne and a population of gem-quality diamonds, 15 of…
BHP Billiton formally withdrew its hostile, US$40-billion cash offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan on Monday after the Canadian government had rejected it two weeks earlier on the grounds that it did not provide a “net benefit” to…
Vancouver – The Canadian Government has rejected BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) US$39 billion hostile takeover bid for…
One of the new kimberlites Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) discovered this summer at the Chidliak project in Canada…
There’s something about the allure of diamonds that tempts even the most conservative of mining companies. Since the unexpected discovery of the rich Ekati deposits in the Northwest Territories 20…
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