Questions, but no answers (yet)
These are interesting times for an industry that is still recovering from the Great Recession. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto announced in recent months that they’re looking to leave the…
Articles by Alisha Hiyate
Diamonds: as good as gold for investors?
The financial crisis of 2008 was the first time that many investors experienced first-hand the worst-case scenarios of investing. In response to that frightening experience, and the ongoing global financial…
Peregrine ready to dance with a new partner at Chidliak
When Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) lost BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) as a 51% partner at Chidliak late last year, it didn’t look good for the junior. BHP’s withdrawal from the project…
Marange diamonds cast light on Kimberley Process shortcomings
In only a few years, Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields have transformed from a free-for-all of thousands of diamond prospectors sifting through dirt to a modernized, fenced-in area run by a…
Mountain Province Diamonds raising $47M for Gahcho Kué
To pay its share of initial capital costs at the $550-million Gahcho Kué diamond project, in the Northwest Territories, Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T, MDM-X) is planning a $47-million rights issue….
Peregrine preps Chidliak for bulk sampling
The year 2010 would have been tough for Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) to top, even in the best of markets. The company made 34 new kimberlite discoveries at its 49%-owned Chidliak…
Pat Sheahan: A diamond-seeker’s best friend
Pat Sheahan has always done things her own way. The diamond researcher and founder of the Sheahan-MDRU literature service — which, in various forms, has been keeping explorers up to…
The birth of an industry
The genesis of Canada’s diamond industry can be pinpointed precisely to twenty years ago this month. That’s when BHP Billiton reported that its partner Dia Met, had found diamonds in…
Canada’s diamond bourse heads east
Eyeing the strong and growing demand for diamonds in China, the Diamond Bourse of Canada (DBC) has set up a permanent liaison office in the Shanghai Diamond Exchange. The DBC’s…
Metalex plans bulk sample at Kyle Lake
It’s a tall order, but if Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) can get the various permits and funding it needs, it could begin a 10,000-tonne bulk sample at its Kyle Lake project…
Stornoway set to release Renard feasibility
At press time in mid-October, a feasibility study for Stornoway Diamond‘s (SWY-T) 100%-owned Renard project, in Quebec, was due out within weeks. While Stornoway president and CEO Matt Manson said…
Shore Gold in financing mode
Now that Shore Gold (SGF-T) has released a positive feasibility study for the Star-Orion project, in Saskatchewan, the only question that remains is how to fund the large, but low-grade…