Kirkland Lake expands mineralization at Fosterville
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) has released infill and step out results from the Robbin’s Hill area, north of its high-grade Fosterville mine in Australia, where expansion drilling…
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Rare earth miner Lynas picks Kalgoorlie for processing plant
Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX: LYC) has selected the city of Kalgoorlie to build its new cracking and leaching plant to extract low-level radioactivity from the ore mined at…
Rio Tinto suspends South African operation over ‘criminal activity’
Increasing violence in communities around its Richards Bay Minerals complex in South Africa has forced Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) to curtail all mining operations there, the Anglo-Australian miner says. The…
Kirkland Lake to acquire Detour Gold in $4.9B deal
Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) proposed $4.9-billion all-share acquisition of Detour Gold (TSX: DGC) and its open-pit mine in northeastern Ontario will add 15.4 million oz. gold, or…
Buried treasure: An overview of news from active diamond companies
An overview of the latest news from active diamond explorers, developers and miners in Canada, and Canadian-listed companies working abroad. Adia Resources This spring, Adia Resources completed an initial diamond…
Diamonds Symposium explores industry challenges and solutions
The second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium, organized by The Northern Miner, took place in Toronto in June. This year’s featured speakers included Chris Jennings, chairman of North Arrow Minerals,…
Editorial: Diamond sector battles crisis fatigue
They say it’s darkest before the dawn. Let’s hope that holds true for the diamond sector. We try to strike a hopeful note here at Diamonds in Canada about an…
Why 2020 could be a better year for diamonds
Following a strong first half of 2018, the balance of the year and most of 2019 was disappointing for the diamond industry. The most recent 18-month stretch has been described…
Barrick to sell stake in Kalgoorlie mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has agreed to sell its 50% interest in Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) in Western Australia to Saracen Mineral Holdings (ASX: SAR) for US$750 million…
BHP appoints insider as CEO
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP) has appointed Mike Henry as its new CEO starting Jan. 1, 2020. Henry will replace CEO Andrew Mackenzie, who is retiring on Dec. 31. Currently…
BMO initiates coverage of Cardinal Resources
BMO Capital Markets is initiating coverage of Perth-based Cardinal Resources (TSX: CDV; ASX: CDV) with an outperform rating, noting that the company’s Namdini gold project in Ghana is “one of the…
China’s Yibin Tianyi invests in lithium-focused AVZ Minerals
China’s Yibin Tianyi is taking a 12% stake in Australia’s AVZ Minerals (ASX: AVZ) for A$14.1 million (US$9.6 million). The Perth-based mining company says it will use the funds to…