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Stellar Diamonds' 100-tonne-per-hour dense media separation processing plant at the Baoul diamond project in southeastern Guinea. Credit: Stellar Diamonds

Stellar Diamonds starts trial mining in Guinea

For a junior diamond-development company with operations in Guinea and Sierra Leone — two of the three countries in West Africa hit by the Ebola virus — it’s remarkable that Stellar Diamonds (US-OTC: SDIZF; LSE:…


Lonmin doubles down on Wallbridge JVs in Sudbury

VANCOUVER — U.K.-based platinum group metals (PGM) outfit Lonmin (LSE: LMI; US-OTC: LNMIY) remains bullish on the Sudbury basin and its expansive joint venture with junior Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF). On Sept. 20…


Clarification

The story “Probe Mines brings ex-Barrick CEO on board” (T.N.M., Sept. 29-Oct. 5/14),  included analysis of Probe Mines’  (TSXV:PRB)Borden gold project by Mike Hocking, a mining analyst at Scotia Capital. The story…




Workers in a core shed at Ivanhoe Mines' Platreef PGM project in South Africa. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe says most locals support Platreef

Should Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) cranks out its estimated 785,000 oz. platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold from the Platreef project in South Africa, the underground operation 280 km northeast of Johannesburg would be…




Workers channel-sampling at Mkango Resources' Songwe Hill REE project in Malawi. Credit: Mkango Resources

Mkango climbs on Malawi’s REE potential

It’s a little unusual for a Canadian junior to skip a preliminary economic assessment and proceed to the prefeasibility stage, but that strategy seems to have worked for Calgary-based Mkango Resources (TSXV: MKA), judging by the…


Drillers at an Orbis Gold drill site in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orbis Gold

Orbis Gold spurns Semafo’s advances

A day after the board of directors of Orbis Gold (ASX: OBS) rejected an unsolicited all-cash takeover offer made on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend from Montreal-based Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF), the Australian mining company released an…



Facilities at at RB Energy's Quebec Lithium mine, 60 km north of Val-d'Or, Quebec. Credit: RB Energy

RB Energy halts production

Instead of heading toward full production in early 2015 at its Quebec Lithium mine, 60 km north of Val-d’Or, Que., RB Energy (TSX: RBI; US-OTC: RBEIF) is headed for a restructuring.


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