Vancouver — The cloak of secrecy under which Northern Empire Minerals (NEM-V) and Stornoway Ventures (SWV-V) acquired more than 5,200 sq. km in Nunavut has proved efficacious: the partners have disco…
Pele Mountain Resources’ (YPN-V) discovery of a significant diamond population in the Genesis showing at its Festival property near Wawa, Ont., has dramatically increased the potential for an economic…
When it comes to new discoveries, expect the unexpected.While exploring for diamonds in the western James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario, De Beers stumbled across some sulphide mineralization on gro…
The recent acquisition of De Beers’ Brazilian assets has netted Black Swan Resources (BSW-T) not only the small Canastra-1 diamond-bearing kimberlite pipe but an extensive portfolio of mineral licence…
The Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories is celebrating its fourth anniversary on a note of considerable achievement: production of more than US$1.6 billion worth of diamonds to date.Ekati was brou…
More than a decade after diamonds were first found in Canada’s Far North, new discoveries of kimberlite continue to be reported in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.An autumn drilling program on t…
It was a relationship that couldn’t last: BHP Billiton has notified its global rival, Anglo American, that it would not renew its agreement allowing Anglo subsidiary De Beers the right to marke…
With a final payment of $125,000 to its Australian partner, Woduna Mining Holding, Afri-Can Marine Minerals (AFA-V) has boosted to 70% its interest in the Block J marine diamond concession, 105 km nor…
The latest bulk sample results from the Gahcho Kue joint-venture project in the Northwest Territories again confirm the presence of big-carat diamonds in the 5034 pipe.De Beers recovered 1,215 carats …
Junior Glencairn Explorations (GLJ-V) has added $2.4 million to its coffers by privately placing 4.8 million units at 50 apiece.A unit consists of one share and half a share purchase warrant, with a …
Although its roots are in South Africa, De Beers believes the emphasis given to Canadian diamond exploration is fully justified. Last year, Canada accounted for 40% of the US$73 million the company sp…
Unable to come to terms with the Canadian exploration division of De Beers over the signing of a joint-venture agreement concerning the Knife Lake project in Nunavut, Rhonda (RDM-V) has ended discussi…
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