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Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes

Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past 10 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2018 | 1:58 am

Petra shares drop after it cuts 2019 diamond production forecast

The miner said it expects to produce 4.6 million to 4.8 million carats in 2019, well below the 5.0-5.3 million carats it forecast in July last year.

Reuters | July 23, 2018 | 6:10 am

Alrosa to start diamond mining at Zarya by 2019

Total diamond resources are estimated to contain 3.5 million carats of diamonds.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 22, 2018 | 8:32 am

De Beers buys Canada’s Peregrine Diamonds for $81 million

Canadian firm is the sole owner of the Chidliak diamond project in Nunavut.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 6:37 am

Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade

From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2018 | 3:43 am

Earth holds quadrillion tonnes of diamonds deep beneath its surface

Getting to them would take technology far beyond what we currently have at our disposal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2018 | 1:15 am

Fura Gems grabs more ruby assets in Mozambique

Gemstone producer us is expanding its footprint in Mozambique by acquiring nine ruby assets from ASX-listed Mustang Resources and Regius Resources Group.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2018 | 9:25 am

Rio Tinto to sell its largest pink diamond

The 3.14-carat polished emerald cut diamond, known as The Argyle Alpha, is part of the line-up of 63 rare pink, red and violet diamonds in the 2018 Argyle pink diamonds tender.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2018 | 9:05 am

Huge diamonds keep coming out of Lucapa’s Lulo mine in Angola

This time is a 114-carat white stone.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2018 | 3:46 am

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