Ashton declines politely
The board of Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has come out swinging at bidder Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T), calling Sto…
Diamonds
Stornoway bidding for Contact, Ashton
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) is offering to take over two other diamond explorers to create a $200-million company, an…
Jericho — Canada’s newest diamond producer
During the first quarter of 2006, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) completed construction of its wholly owned Jericho diamond mine in Nunavut and began producing rough diamonds….
BHP to go ahead with Koala (July 10, 2006)
Fresh from the startup of underground mining at the Panda kimberlite on its Ekati diamond property in the Northwest Territories, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) has announced a production decision for an…
Nevsun and African Metals bundle properties
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) and African Metals (AFR-V) are pooling their interests in five diamond concessions …
Vaaldiam pulls diamonds from Pimenta Bueno pipes
Vancouver – Vaaldiam Resources’ (VAA-T, VAAFF-O) Pimenta Bueno joint venture partner Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has committe…
BHP to go ahead with Koala (June 30, 2006)
Fresh from the start-up of underground mining at the Panda kimberlite on its Ekati diamond property in the Northwes…
Bright future for Peregrine’s crown jewel
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In search of leadership, needle points north for De Beers
$982 million Capital cost of the Victor diamond project…
Hudson hunts rocks in Greenland
Vancouver — Greenland’s largest recovered diamond coupled with a drilled kimberlite dyke structure, has Hudson Resources (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) optimistic its Garnet Lake project could prove out as the reg…
Rough trade
With the union’s rejection of management’s latest and “final” counter-offer on May 31, the two sides at BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) Ekati diamond mine appear further apart than ever, more than eight…
Arctic diamond hunt heads east
Vancouver — With most of the best prospects in the Lac de Gras diamond camp already in senior company hands, Canadian diamond exploration companies have shifted their focus to less explored areas con…