Diamonds

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…



Pikoo diamond project in Saskatchewan

Canada’s mini-staking rush

After going into hibernation in the wake of the Great Recession, diamond juniors are slowly rousing and getting back into the field. Inspired by Kennady Diamonds’ (TSXV: KDI) success at…


Canadian production on the rise

With Gahcho Kué and Renard now officially under construction, I think it’s fair to say that in four years’ time, Canadian diamond production will look significantly different than it does…


Stellar Diamonds' 100-tonne-per-hour dense media separation processing plant at the Baoul diamond project in southeastern Guinea. Credit: Stellar Diamonds

Stellar Diamonds starts trial mining in Guinea

For a junior diamond-development company with operations in Guinea and Sierra Leone — two of the three countries in West Africa hit by the Ebola virus — it’s remarkable that Stellar Diamonds (US-OTC: SDIZF; LSE:…





Stornoway Diamond's Renard diamond project under construction near central Quebec's Otish Mountains. Credit: Stornoway Diamond

Stornoway advances Quebec’s first diamond mine

Junior explorer turned developer Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY; US-OTC: SWYDF) is building Quebec’s first diamond mine, set to start commercial production in 2017, after having raised $946 million for its Renard diamond project in July.




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