Diavik’s success spawns new mine plan
The Diavik mine in Canada’s Far North has consistently exceeded design expectations and delivered better-than-expected diamond values during the ramp-up to full production.
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Miners take a smackdown
U.S. stock markets were little-changed over the report period Dec. 1-7, but the mining stocks fell sharply. The S&P 500 index, representative of the broad market, was up 3.25 points to 1,177.07, but the XAU gold and silver index fell about 6% in t…
Royal Gold flush with cash
Vancouver — Thanks to sliding-scale royalties tied to the price of bullion,
Golds sag despite rising bullion
U.S. stock markets finished little-changed over the report period Nov. 17-23 despite a selloff on Nov. 19 following comments by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan on how the U.S. current account deficit might depress the value of the greenbac…
Chap adds Swedish silver (November 29, 2004)
Denton-Rawhide open pit eyed as waste dump
Vancouver — The Denton-Rawhide joint venture hopes to generate millions in tipping fees through a new deal that could see its open pit near Fallon, Nev., being used as a municipal waste dump.
Chap adds Swedish silver (November 15, 2004)
Wheaton River Minerals’ (WRM-T) 75%-owned silver spinoff, Chap Mercantile (SLW-T) has inked a deal to buy all the s…
Royal Gold flush with cash from royalties
Vancouver – Thanks to a sliding scale royalty tied to a rising gold price, Royal Gold nearly doubled first quarter…
Wolfden propels High Lake toward feasibility
At its High Lake polymetallic project in Nunavut,
Summer work in eastern Nunavut yields diamond discoveries
A flurry of exploration in eastern Nunavut has resulted in several kimberlite discoveries.
Lundin celebrates Swedish homecoming
Stockholm, Sweden — As a result of acquiring the Zinkgruvan mine in central Sweden from
Suppliers Roundup (November 01, 2004)
Quadrem gets bigger…