Big changes at De Beers Canada
In a plan that is expected to be complete by the end of next June, De Beers Canada is moving its headquarters to Calgary from Toronto as part of a…
Articles by Alisha Hiyate
Diamond stocks stronger than ever: analyst Des Kilalea
Fresh off RBC Capital Markets’ 8th annual diamond conference, held in March in Toronto, Diamonds in Canada interviewed RBC mining analyst Des Kilalea in late March. Kilalea discussed the state…
Diamond producers’ association on the horizon?
More than a decade after De Beers relinquished control of the diamond sector, the major diamond miners are looking at forming a new industry association to co-operate on common issues,…
Around the world: The latest news from 18 Canadian-listed diamond plays
Alto Ventures In April, Alto Ventures (TSXV: ATV) reported that 12 of 37 till samples taken at its West Fisher claims, 12 km northwest of North Arrow Minerals’ Pikoo project…
Editorial: Plenty to do for proposed association
No one is forecasting that 2015 will be a boom year for diamonds, but diamond miners are still looking good.. “Our view is that the diamond sector continues to offer…
Is Kennady North one of a kind?
When Aurora Geosciences was contracted to manage the exploration program at Kennady Diamonds’ (TSXV: KDI) Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories in 2012, there weren’t any clues that the…
Dominion delivers
Despite a softening in rough diamond prices, Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) generated significant free cash flow in fiscal 2015 — paving the way for the company’s first dividend…
Lukas Lundin talks diamonds
Lukas Lundin is bullish on diamonds. The famed mining mogul and chairman of Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) sees rising demand and a lack of new discoveries as underpinning the healthy…
Dominion unearths plenty of upside at Ekati
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…
Editorial: Reading the tea leaves
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…
Gahcho Kué construction nears halfway mark
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…
Stornoway CEO Matt Manson’s path to Renard
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…