Greenland drilling uncovers kimberlite dyke
Joint-venture partners Citation Resources (CUE-V), Cantex Mine Development (CD-V) and BHP Billiton (BHP-N) wrapped up a field season in western Greenland by testing seven targets with 1,000 met…
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Canada’s diamond industry reaches 10-year milestone
Diamonds were a respectable exploration target in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s when De Beers and several major companies launched highly secretive programs aimed at finding kimberlites similar to tho…
Canadian geologist pips De Beers at the post
The dream of most geologists is to make a major discovery that will be recorded in the history books, or, at the very least, on the front pages of this newspaper. Charles Fipke realized his dream a de…
BHP acquires Dia Met, boosts stake in Ekati
Having acquired 98.2% of Dia Met Minerals’ (DMM-T) Class A subordinate voting shares and 84.9% of its Class B multiple voting, Australia’s BHP (BHP-N) has further extended its $687-million takeover of…
Hawkeye outlines targets
Seven drill targets have been defined at the Yankee diamond exploration property in Nunavut following the completion, last year, of helicopter-borne magnetic surveys. The 364-sq.-km property is on Vic…
Mining mergers assume ‘victim or vulture’ theme
As mining deals get bigger and the pace of consolidation accelerates, the emerging trend might best be described as “victim or vulture,” says London-based analyst Jack Jones of CIBC World Markets.”Thi…
Golds tank again on price slide
The Toronto Stock Exchange was modestly higher over the trading period Jan. 24-30, avoiding the wild mood swings it had experienced in December, despite seeing relatively heavy trading. The TSE 300 co…
Lynx diamonds valued at US$139 per carat
A parcel of diamonds recovered from an exploration bulk drill sample of the Lynx pipe at the Ekati mine property in the Northwest Territories has been valued at US$139 per carat.A 168.5-tonne sample c…
Year is capped by Aber’s sale of Snap Lake to De Beers
Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has agreed to sell its 32.24% interest in the promising Snap Lake project to South Africa’s De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) for $173 million.The move came just days after Lo…
Bema gets squeezed by senior partners
Although gold prices remained below US$267 per oz. during the Nov. 8-15 report period, there was a steady stream of news from both major and junior gold companies.Down 5 to 41, Vancouver-based Bema …
Ashton urges acceptance of De Beers’ bid
The board of directors of Australian-listed Ashton Mining has recommended that its shareholders reject Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) A$1.85-per-share offer, which it described as “neither fair nor reasonable,” …
Analyst keeps close watch on Aber Diamond
Dorothy Atkinson was a government geologist based in Yellowknife during the heady days of the diamond rush in the Northwest Territories. Today, as senior mining analyst for IPO Capital, she’s keeping …