DIAMONDS: De Beers is said to make big cuts in low end diamond prices
BOTSWANA – De Beers made steep cuts in the prices of low quality stones at its sale this week, according to people […]
Marilyn Scales
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GOLD: Caledonia buys back 15% interest in Blanket gold mine
ZIMBABWE – Caledonia Mining has agreed to buy back Fremiro Investments’ 15% shareholding in the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe in a deal valued […]
AWARDS: Four miners among Canada’s top 100 employers
TORONTO – Canada’s Top 100 Employers project announced its 2019 winners on Nov. 9, including four of this country’s top miners. Congratulations […]
GOLD: TMAC cuts more high and wide grades at Hope Bay
NUNAVUT – Toronto-based TMAC Resources continues to drill high grades and good widths at its Hope Bay gold project. This year’s campaign […]
INFRASTRUCTURE: Rio Tinto sells Kitimat wharf
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Rio Tinto completed the lease and sale of a wharf and land in Kitimat to LNG Canada for a […]
GOLD: Seabridge secures $14M private placement for Snowstorm
NEVADA – Vancouver’s Seabridge Gold has completed a non-brokered private placement of 1 million shares at a price of $14 each. That […]
TRUCKS: Cat offers two new ultra-class OTR trucks
PEORIA, Ill. – With the introduction of the new Cat 798 AC and the 796 AC, Caterpillar expands its mining truck line […]
StrikePoint looks to bridge mineralization between historic BC mines
The retreating Cambria Icefield in B.C.’s Golden Triangle has opened up a new exploration corridor on StrikePoint Gold‘s (TSXV: SKP; US-OTC: STKXF) recently acquired […]
COPPER: Top copper miner’s output slump adds to worry on metal shortfall
A tight copper market may be set to get a lot tighter, if a report this week from the world’s biggest miner […]
GOLD: Lundin Gold completes one third of construction at Fruta del Norte
ECUADOR – Underground mine development is on schedule and, at planned rates, Lundin Gold expects to reach the orebody at its Fruta del Norte […]
GOLD: Kinross on track for 2018 production and costs
TORONTO – Kinross Gold has released its third quarter results that indicate the company achieved solid production and generated a cash flow. […]
COBALT: First Cobalt begins tests for restarting refinery
ONTARIO – Toronto-based First Cobalt Corp. has begun testing cobalt hydroxide material as feedstock for its refinery in Cobalt. SGS Canada has […]
GOLD: World Gold Council launches site for data, analytics and research
LONDON, U.K. – On Nov. 8 the World Gold Council launched Goldhub, calling it a market leading source of data, insights and […]
MINING PEOPLE: MacLean Engineering, Blackrock Gold, Copper North, Equinox Gold, Radisson, Teck Resources, and ArcelorMittal
MacLean Engineering, based in Collingwood, Ont., has hired Patrick Marshall as director of mining technology. The holder of a mechanical engineering degree […]
Callinex forms Osawi Gold to advance exploration in Manitoba
Callinex Mines (TSXV:CNX; OTCQX:CLLXF) has created a wholly owned subsidiary, Osawi Gold Corp., to advance the company’s exploration activities in Manitoba. Specifically, […]