First Diamond Futures Exchange Launches in India
The world’s first diamond futures contract launched in India on Monday (August 28). It will help Indian diamond polishers hedge price risks, the Indian Commodities Exchange (ICEX) said in a statement....
View ArticleWhat is Graphene?
Widely regarded as the “wonder material” of the 21st century, graphene’s beginnings are modest. The 2D material was first produced in 2004, when two professors at the University of Manchester used...
View Article5 Top Weekly TSXV Stocks: Fjordland Gains as Exploration Plans Shape Up
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) fell 0.26 percent on Friday (September 1) to end at 774.83 points. Losses in the energy and materials sectors weighed on Canadian stock exchanges,...
View ArticleIndicator and Pathfinder Minerals in Gold Exploration
Indicator and pathfinder minerals are used in mineral exploration to effectively narrow down the search area for many different types of ore deposits. When found as grains within sediments and/or...
View ArticleLucapa Diamond Company – More Large Diamonds at Lulo
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX:LOM) (“Lucapa” or “the Company”) and its partners, Empresa Nacional de Diamantes E.P. (“Endiama”) and Rosas & Petalas, are pleased to announce the recovery of...
View ArticlePeregrine Diamonds Provides 2017 Chidliak Drill Program Update Drilling...
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (TSX:PGD) (“Peregrine” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of three diamond drill holes totaling 1,474 metres drilled at its 100%-owned Chidliak Diamond...
View ArticleBrazil Minerals Identifies Promising Virgin Vein Containing Diamonds and Gold
Brazil Minerals, Inc. (OTC: BMIX) (the “Company” or “Brazil Minerals”) announced today that it has begun to mine a promising gravel vein in one of its mining concessions located in the Jequitinhonha...
View ArticleDunnedin Provides Update, Reports New Pipe Targets To Be Drilled At Kahuna
Dunnedin Ventures Inc. (TSXV:DVI) today provided an update on diamond exploration and permitting progress. The Company has focused on a priority region of high quality Diamond Indicator Minerals...
View ArticleFirst Diamond Futures Exchange Launches in India
The world’s first diamond futures contract launched in India on Monday (August 28). It will help Indian diamond polishers hedge price risks, the Indian Commodities Exchange (ICEX) said in a statement....
View Article5 Top Weekly TSXV Stocks: Fjordland Gains as Exploration Plans Shape Up
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) fell 0.26 percent on Friday (September 1) to end at 774.83 points. Losses in the energy and materials sectors weighed on Canadian stock exchanges,...
View ArticleAustralia Invests AU$100 Million in Greenfields Exploration
The Australian government announced this past Saturday (September 2) that it will invest AU$100 million into greenfields exploration in a bid to “drive the next wave of mineral discoveries.” The...
View ArticleGolden Predator’s 3 Aces Project to Benefit from $360 Million Yukon Resource...
Golden Predator Mining Corp. (TSXV:GPY) (the “Company” or “Golden Predator“) is pleased to report that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Premier of Yukon, Sandy Silver, announced on September 2nd,...
View Article10 Top Copper-producing Companies
Copper prices rallied toward the end of 2016, and the red metal recently reached its highest price in three years thanks in part to a ramp up in Chinese manufacturing. Moving forward, copper prices...
View Article5 Top Weekly TSXV Stocks: Fjordland Gains as Exploration Plans Shape Up
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) fell 0.26 percent on Friday (September 1) to end at 774.83 points. Losses in the energy and materials sectors weighed on Canadian stock exchanges,...
View ArticleRuby Producer Mustang Getting Ready for First Auction in October
Rubies are the most expensive gems after diamonds. That’s because they are exceptionally durable and have a unique color. In the past few years, strong demand has seen ruby prices increase by 63...
View Article5 Top Weekly TSXV Stocks: Nickel-focused Companies Lead the Charge
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) fell 2.03 points on Friday (September 8) to close the week at 772.02 points. According to Reuters, the index was pushed down early Friday on the...
View ArticleKennady Completes Successful Summer Program
Kennady Diamonds Inc. (“Kennady Diamonds”, the “Company”) (TSX-V: KDI) today announces that the summer drilling program on the Kennady North Project has been successfully completed. The program...
View ArticleIntroduction to Remote Sensing in Mineral Exploration
Exploring for minerals is a challenge that miners need to approach with as much information as possible. Rare metals and minerals can easily be missed, and the process of searching for them is an...
View ArticlePetra Diamonds Plunges After Tanzania Blocks $15-million Export Parcel
Petra Diamonds’ (LSE:PDL) share price fell as much as 28 percent on Monday (September 11) morning after it was blocked from exporting a parcel of diamonds from its Williamson mine. The parcel is valued...
View ArticleLucara Announces Completion of its Diamond Recovery Capital Projects
Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC)(BOTSWANA:LUC)(NASDAQ OMX Stockholm:LUC)(“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the completion of the Mega Diamond Recovery (“MDR”) and the Sub-middles XRT...
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