Anglo takes the reins at De Beers
As global diversified miners BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) look to step out of the diamond business, a third, Anglo American (AAL-L), is diving in deeper….
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Questions, but no answers (yet)
These are interesting times for an industry that is still recovering from the Great Recession. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto announced in recent months that they’re looking to leave the…
Peregrine ready to dance with a new partner at Chidliak
When Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) lost BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) as a 51% partner at Chidliak late last year, it didn’t look good for the junior. BHP’s withdrawal from the project…
New kimberlite camp emerges north of Rankin Inlet
A $3-million investment to acquire a 14% minority stake in the Churchill diamond project in Nunavut is already paying dividends for BHP Billiton (BHP-N). The major reports that two separate kimberlite…
Lumina banks on higher copper prices
Vancouver — A few years back, when the price of bullion was touching US$260 per oz., several junior explorers began acquiring gold projects in the belief that prices would soon improve. They did, and…
Luismin powers Wheaton to record Q1
Benefiting from higher gold prices, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) saw its first-quarter earnings soar to US$4.1 million.The earnings totalled 2 per share, compared a year-earlier profit of just US$2…
Miramar cuts bonanza grades at depth (June 09, 2003)
Vancouver — Miramar Mining (Mae-T) is buoyed by the initial results from a program aimed at testing the depth potential of the Boston deposit on the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut.Gold-mineralized …
Yandal deadline passes
Newmont Mining has had partial success sorting out the financial problems at its Yandal gold subsidiary in Australia.On March 27, Newmont brashly gave its hedging counterparties and its noteholders at…
Partners find kimberlite near Rankin Inlet
Led by promising indicator mineral chemistry, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) have intersected a kimberlite-pipe-like body in the first drill hole of a program designed to t…
Base metal fundamentals improving?
About of statistical metal releases has just arrived, and in this short report we offer an analysis of the latest data on copper, nickel, lead and zinc from their respective International Study Groups…
First Quantum, BHP ink Copperbelt JV
Preliminary results have prompted BHP Billiton (BHP-N) to sign a joint-venture agreement with First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) to continue exploring the Zambian Copperbelt.The deal, essentially an extens…
Base metal miners advance
Buoyed by renewed strength in base metals prices, particularly in the nickel market, most of the base metal majors made gains during the report period ended May 27.Pechiney eased up 4 to US$14.05 as …