Rio Tinto to invest in BRC DiamondCore’s DRC projects
Global mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) produces about 16% of the world’s diamonds by volume and 8% by value w…
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Shore Gold proves up Saskatchewan diamonds (June 09, 2008)
Vancouver – A resource estimate for Shore Gold’s (SGF-T) Star kimberlite project in northern Saskatchewan failed to…
Diagem thwarted in Brazilian Amazon (June 09, 2008)
Diagem (DGE-V, DGEMF-O) has stopped activities at its Chapadao diamond project in Brazil.
Verkhotina diamond deposit poses challenges for Archangel
Shortly after winning a decade-long legal dispute over ownership of the Verkhotina diamond exploration project in northwestern Russia, Archangel Diamond (AAD-V, ADMOF-O) has filed a technical report d…
Diagem thwarted in Brazilian Amazon (May 23, 2008)
Diagem (DGE-V) has stopped activities at its Chapadao project in Brazil. The company announced that it is complyi…
Archangel files technical report on Russian Verkhotina deposit
Shortly after winning a decade-long legal dispute over ownership of the Verkhotina diamond exploration project in n…
Fiesta’s over in Ecuador
The chaotic unravelling of Ecuador’s mineral exploration scene dominated talk in global mining circles during the week ended April 19, the 16th trading week of 2008.
Novel geophysics technology identifies deep drill targets in Athabasca
Two of the Athabasca basin’s junior explorers have made a significant advance in geophysics that could aid exploration for deep deposits. And the implications of the technology — which uses electric …
Private Thai group to buy Pan African Mining (April 28, 2008)
Hungry for new coal properties outside Southeast Asia, Asia Thai Mining is buying Pan African Mining( PAF-V, PAFRF-O)at an 84.3% premium over the Vancouverbased junior’s 20-day average trading price.
Quebec yields more diamonds for Dianor and partners
Dianor Resources (DOR-V) and joint-venture partners Metalex Ventures (MTX-V, MLXVF-O) and Wemindji Exploration have…
Rockwell Diamonds goes big
SITE VISIT KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA–In the heat of the South African sun, a massive earth-moving exercise is in progress. A PC3000, one of the largest and most powerful excavators available,…
Tahera puts itself on the block
Failing diamond miner Tahera Diamond( TAH-T, TAHEF-O), which has been under creditor protection since January, has put itself up for sale, hiring financial advisory firm Franklin Capital Partners to f…