Diamonds

The Star-Orion South diamond project, in Saskatchewan. Credit: Shore Gold

Shore finds potential partner in Rio Tinto

As recently as 2012, mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) had been publicly considering exiting the diamond space. But the company, which operates and owns 60% of the…



Bulk sample drilling at Kennady Diamonds' Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Kennady Diamonds

Kennady delivers Faraday resource

A maiden resource for Kennady Diamond’s (TSXV: KDI) Faraday kimberlites has added 5 million carats to the diamond resource at the company’s Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories. The…


The Lesedi La Rona 1,109-carat diamond. Credit: Lucara Diamond

Lucara sells Lesedi La Rona diamond for US$53M

Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has sold the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona stone recovered from its Karowe mine for US$53 million, or US$47,777 per carat. The sale, made to British jeweller…





Dominion Diamond’s Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, in 2016. Geologists say that high temperature and pressure 55 million years ago in the Lac de Gras region’s Archean-aged crust set the stage for diamond creation. Credit Dominion Diamond.

Top 10 Canadian-based diamond companies

Canada is the fifth-largest diamond producer in the world, according to the Mining Association of Canada. Last year two new diamond mines came into production: Gahcho Kué in the Northwest…




Kennady Diamonds president and CEO Rory Moore. Credit: Bill Braden

Kennady eager to build on proven potential

KELVIN CAMP, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — Kennady Diamonds (TSXV: KDI) has already tripled early targets at Kennady North, Canada’s most advanced diamond exploration project — and there’s an eagerness to get…



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