2017


Dominion Diamond's Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Dominion Diamond

Dominion Diamond’s new chapter

One of the biggest deals to hit the diamond world recently is the sale and privatization of Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC), Canada’s premier diamond miner and the world’s…






The Star-Orion South diamond project, in Saskatchewan. Credit: Shore Gold

Shore finds potential partner in Rio Tinto

As recently as 2012, mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) had been publicly considering exiting the diamond space. But the company, which operates and owns 60% of the…




Workers at Magino in 2015. Credit: Argonaut Gold.

Argonaut pushes forward in Mexico and Ontario

Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has had a strong November, expanding its Mexican portfolio by acquiring the Cerro del Gallo (CDG) project from Primero Mining (TSX: P), and tabling a positive…


Copper Mountain Mining CEO Jim O'Rourke (L) and CFO Rod Shier (R) during concentrate shipping at the Vancouver Wharf. Credit: Copper Mountain Mining.

Copper Mountain bids
 US$70M for Altona Mining

VANCOUVER — Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; US-OTC: CPPMF) has tabled a US$70-million, all-share bid for Australia-based Altona Mining (ASX: AOH) and its district-scale Cloncurry copper-gold property, 95 km northeast of…


Bulk sample drilling at Kennady Diamonds' Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Kennady Diamonds

Kennady delivers Faraday resource

A maiden resource for Kennady Diamond’s (TSXV: KDI) Faraday kimberlites has added 5 million carats to the diamond resource at the company’s Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories. The…


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