The latest news from active diamond explorers, developers and miners in Canada. Altius Minerals Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS) is planning to spin off its Lynx project, located near Oxford…
The discount of gem-quality lab-created diamonds, manufactured for use in jewelry, relative to natural diamonds has doubled from around 10-20% a year ago to 30-40% today, according to a survey…
It looks like the Bisha zinc-copper mine in Eritrea is going to be around a little longer — or perhaps a lot longer than most would have expected, after its…
As one of the only mining newsletter writers with a lasting interest in diamonds, John Kaiser has been receiving Pat Sheahan’s diamond literature service — a monthly PDF listing of…
After months of outcry from foreign mining companies active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the new DRC mining code proposed in March was signed into law with…
CITIC Metal, subsidiary of Chinese company CITIC, will acquire a 19.9% stake in Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), making it the company’s largest single shareholder. The companies signed the…
Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) has hit a record high for first-quarter production at its Yaramoko underground gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso, 200 km southwest from the capital city…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the trading week down once again, falling 2.6% to 754.4. Shares of Cantex Mine Development rose 18¢ to 33¢. The company said it…
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.68% to 16,314.42 during a mixed week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.9% to 75.17. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.3% to 191.66, while…
De Beers says its new blockchain technology, Tracr, will transform the diamond industry when fully implemented. “We believe that the blockchain technology has the potential to be transformative for the…
Lightning has struck more than once so far in Eira Thomas’s career of more than 25 years. The geologist famously spotted a nearly 2-carat diamond in drill core — an…
After taking an initial 15% stake in junior zinc developer Arizona Mining (TSX: AZ) in April 2017 for US$81 million and boosting it to 17% over the next year for…
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