De Beers does its BEE deal
Anglo American (AAUK-Q) unit De Beers has reached a deal with South African group Ponahalo Investment Holdings to s…
Diamonds
Shore Gold takes the reins at Fort la Corne (November 03, 2005)
Just days after completing its merger with Kensington Resources (KRT-V), and taking a 42.245% stake in the Fort l…
De Beers gets final environmental nod at Victor
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment has issued the final environmental approval for development of De Beers’ Vict…
Market applauds Shore Gold and Kensington Resources merger
Shore Gold (SGF-T) and Kensington Resources’ (KRT-V) symmetrical move up the market on Tuesday should come as no su…
Rio Tinto drills Pimenta Bueno
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) has begun collecting a 50-tonne mini-bulk sample of the diamondiferous Cosmos 1 kimberlite…
Petra Diamonds and Mano River propose merger
Vancouver Though still subject to due diligence and various approvals, Petra Diamonds (PDL-A, PDL-L) plans to mer…
Metalex to drill Angolan diamond targets
Vancouver Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) is mobilizing a drill to test magnetic anomalies believed to have potential to…
Shore Gold offers to merge with Kensington
Vancouver With the blessing of majority shareholder Newmont Mining (MEM-N), Shore Gold (SGF-T) plans to merge wit…
Ashton jumps on boulder find
Shares in Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) were 11, or nearly 10%, higher at $1.24 in afternoon trading in Toronto …
JV boosts Churchill congregation (June 29, 2005)
Drilling on the Churchill diamond project in Nunavut’s Rankin Inlet has turned up seven new kimberlites for partner…
Renard 9 yields 101 CPHT
A 6.18-tonne sample from Ashton Mining of Canada’s (ACA-T) and Quebec government-owned Soquem’s equally-owned Renar…
Partners crank up Klipgat (June 23, 2005)
The South African government has granted Etruscan Diamonds a mining permit for the Klipgat concession, 40 km east o…