Rio Tinto plc

Both gold and base metal majors posted strong gains on U.S. equity markets in the report period May 19-25, even as the broader market moved sideways.

Lundin Group company South Atlantic Ventures (SAA-V) has priced the share offering that will finance its purchase of the Zinkgruvan zinc mine in Sweden from Rio Tinto (RTP-N).

Although grades are being hampered by the processing of mud-rich kimberlite material surrounding the A-154 South orebody, the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories is operating at levels comfortably ahead of design capacity rates of 1.5 million…

U.S. markets were lifted and lowered by interest rate speculation and international tension, but finished the reporting period May 11-18 little changed. The S&P 500 index was off 3.96 points at 1,091.49, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was…

Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has merged its land holdings in the eastern Arctic of Nunavut with those of BHP Billiton (BHP-N) to form a joint venture covering more than 7 million acres (28,300 sq. km) arou…

Having just acquired a controlling stake in the “jeweler to the stars,” Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has installed Thomas O’Neill as chief executive officer of Harry Winston.

An agreement with Twin Mining () paves the way for Kennecott Canada Exploration to acquire up to a 75% interest in the Jackson Inlet diamond project on Baffin Island’s Brodeur Peninsula.

Vancouver — South Atlantic Ventures (SAA-V) is encouraged by drill results at the Rakkurijarvi copper-gold discovery, part of the Norrbotten project in Sweden.