VANCOUVER — It’s a tough market for juniors with development-stage assets, and that’s especially true for Canadian Zinc (TSX: CZN; US-OTC: CZICF) and its Prairie Creek polymetallic project, 500 km west of Yellowknife in…
Randy Turner — the man who guided Winspear Diamonds from the discovery of the Snap Lake diamond deposit in northern Canada to its sale to De Beers for $305 million in 2000 — is back at diamond exploration in the same part of…
VANCOUVER — Natural resource development in Canada can come with unique challenges owing to isolated locales and frigid weather. But the federal government is hoping it can make life a bit easier for miners and other parties involved…
The share prices of major gold producers plunged to multi-year lows following actions of the central banks in the U.S. and Japan that pushed down the gold price and clouded producers’ third-quarter results.
It’s been nearly two years since Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) picked up a majority interest in the Ekati diamond mine from BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BLT) for…
Lukas Lundin, the chairman of Lucara Diamond may be bullish on diamonds (see Page 5), but he doesn’t see things improving for diamond juniors in the near term. “The general…
By the time Gahcho Kué achieves first production in the second half of 2016, more than two decades will have passed since the discovery of the 5034 kimberlite at the…
Hard work and perseverance have been paying off for Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) president and CEO Matt Manson. The 48-year-old executive recently saw the start of construction at the Renard…
After going into hibernation in the wake of the Great Recession, diamond juniors are slowly rousing and getting back into the field. Inspired by Kennady Diamonds’ (TSXV: KDI) success at…
With Gahcho Kué and Renard now officially under construction, I think it’s fair to say that in four years’ time, Canadian diamond production will look significantly different than it does…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended the trading week in positive territory, jumping 316 points to 14,543.82, but the gold and diversified miners didn’t follow the upward trend. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index dipped 3 points to…
VANCOUVER — It’s been a rocky time for producer San Gold (TSX: SGR; US-OTC: SGRCF) as it strives to optimize operations at its Rice Lake gold complex near Bissett, Man., but recent drilling appears to offer upside. The company is…
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