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Tethyan shines up Sor Baroot discovery

Australian copper explorer Tethyan Copper (TYC-A) has announced a new discovery and calculated an additional resource on its Reko Diq property in western Pakistan, possibly with hop…



Mining personnel from Manhattan Minerals walk through the village of Tambogrande in northwestern Peru in 1999. Local opposition to Manhattan and its Tambo Grande project eventually scuttled the company's plans to develop rich polymetallic deposits under and near the town.

Anti-mining protests grow in Peru

Lima, Peru — Judging by the figures, Peruvians should feel real affection for their mining industry. The sector provides tens of thousands of jobs, generated more than US$6 billion in exports last ye…


Copper the only bright spot

U.S. stock markets rose steadily through the first four days of the reporting period July 12-18, but the gains were almost wiped out on the final day of the period. The S&P 500 index was up 1.69 p…






Bulk-sampling last winter on Peregrine Diamonds' Tli Kwi Cho kimberlite complex in the Northwest Territories.

Tli Kwi Cho partners pin hopes on pipe dream

Convinced Rio Tinto (RTP-N) walked away too soon without properly testing the Tli Kwi Cho kimberlite complex in the Northwest Territories, a consortium of partners led by Eric Fried…



The view north from the soon-to-be-exhausted AK1 open pit at the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia. The pit measures about 2.5 km by 1 km.

Aber looks to Harry Winston for added value

Through its 40% ownership of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and a 51% interest in luxury jeweler Harry Winston, Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) is now uniquely positioned…


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