Canada overtakes South Africa in diamond value
With two diamond mines already established and three projects at the permitting stages, Canada will surpass South Africa this year in terms of diamond production value and move into third place, behin…
De Beers Canada Mining Inc
Pivotal year for Ashton, Soquem in Quebec
A bulk-sampling drilling program is under way at the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec as Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and partner Soquem set about recovering a cumulative sample of at least…
People (February 16, 2004)
Argosy — Peter Lloyd retired as president and CEO but remains non-executive chairman; Cecil Bond appointed interim CEO and will serve as CFO and CEO.Banro — Peter Cowley appointed director.Bullio…
Where do we go from here?
Along with salt and sharp-edged weapons-grade obsidian and chalcedony (flint), coloured gemstones probably have been mined longer than any other mineral commodities known to man. However, it is only o…
De Beers’ Victor mired in red tape
De Beers is reassessing the proposed development schedule for the advanced-stage Victor diamond project in northern Ontario while it awaits notification from the federal government regarding scoping r…
Aber to buy Harry Winston
Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has struck a preliminary deal to acquire Harry Winston, the prestigious New York-based “jeweler to the stars.”The deal would take place in stages, beginning with a 51% stake invol…
SouthernEra advances Messina, raises C$77m (December 08, 2003)
Toronto-based SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) is using a staged approach to develop its Messina platinum assets, 250 km northeast of Johannesburg on the eastern limb of South Africa’s Bushveld igneous c…
Diamonds North finds more stones at Blue Ice
Having completed a second season of exploration field work on the Victoria Island diamond projects in the High Arctic region of both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, Diamonds North Resources (DD…
Fipke finds kimberlite in Attawapiskat
While following up on promising overburden kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry with auger-core drilling, Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) and Arctic Star Diamond (ADD-V) encountered kimberlite in the James…
Dianor hunts for James Bay diamonds
Radisson, Que. — Dianor Resources (DOR-V) distinguished itself in 2001 by discovering the first diamond in Quebec’s James Bay region and has been following up on that early success with a methodical …
Drilling resumes at Fort la Corne
The Fort la Corne joint venture will spend $3 million on drilling in Saskatchewan as it tries to learn more about the internal geology and diamond distribution of the kimberlite targets in question….
Tan Range’s royalty structure unique among explorers
Amongst all the junior exploration companies out there, Tan Range Exploration (TNX-V) stands alone in fully embracing the royalty business model to advance its grassroots mineral projects.Based in Van…