Gahcho Kué shifts the future of De Beers Canada
With the Gahcho Kué diamond mine more than 90% complete, De Beers Canada and 49% joint-venture partner Mountain Province Diamonds’ (TSX: MPV; NASDAQ: MDM), are on the home stretch towards…
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A bit of excitement: Diamonds in Canada Editorial
Not long after Lucara Diamond installed a large diamond-recovery circuit at its Karowe mine in Botswana last year, the mine produced a record-breaking stone. The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona is…
NEO Lithium hits high-grade
From satellite imagery, Tres Quebrados just looked like an ordinary freshwater lake in northwestern Argentina. But when Waldo Perez stuck his hands into the brownish liquid he discovered something else…
Dynacor prepares for maiden resource at Tumipampa
Dynacor Gold Mines (TSX: DNG; US-OTC: DNGDF) is preparing to table the first-ever resource calculation at its Tumipampa gold-copper exploration project, 500 km southeast of Lima, Peru. Jean Martineau, Dynacor’s…
Stornoway adds three years to mine life at Renard
A new mine plan that incorporates revisions to mineral resource estimates completed in 2013 and 2015 adds three additional years of production to Stornoway Diamond’s (TSX: SWY) Renard project, which…
Rock Hounds
Diamonds in Canada’s annual roundup of Canadian-listed producers, developers and active juniors Alto Ventures Alto Ventures (TSXV: ATV) has negotiated more time to earn a 60% stake in the GEFA…
Brazil Resources works fast in Alaska
Just one month after releasing its first resource on the Island Mountain gold-copper porphyry at its Whistler project in central Alaska, Brazil Resources (TSXV: BRI; US-OTC: BRIZF) has completed a…
Q&A: Why diamond stocks haven’t lost their shine
After a 12-15% decline in rough diamond prices last year, 2016 has seen a stronger start to the year. Even so, Edward Sterck, Director of Equity Research, Metals and Mining…
Tough year tests Dominion
It’s been a turbulent year for Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC). 2015 was always expected to be a transitional year for the miner: At its 88.9%-owned Ekati mine, the…
Focus improves phosphate mine plan at Bayovar
VANCOUVER — Focus Ventures (TSXV: FCV) has updated a prefeasibility study at its Bayovar 12 phosphate property, 70 km south of the city of Piura, Peru. It envisages a a US$168-million development…
Silver Standard may use Chinchillas as feed for Pirquitas
VANCOUVER — Silver Standard Resources (TSX: SSO; NASDAQ: SSRI) is moving forward on pre-development studies that may lengthen mine life at its Pirquitas silver mine in northern Argentina’s Jujuy province,…
Argentine tycoon Elsztain bets big on gold
Eduardo Elsztain — one of Argentina’s richest men — has been buying and selling hard assets for the last 35 years. His first real estate deal in 1982, when he…