Victoria Island drilling hits dyke system
Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has intercepted multiple kimberlite dykes while drill-testing two targets at the Blue Ice property on Victoria Island in Nunavut.Six separate intervals of kimberlite w…
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Diamonds North targets Victoria Island (July 08, 2002)
Hoping to capitalize on a revitalized diamond exploration sector that has been fueled by recent kimberlite discoveries in Quebec and the Coronation district of Nunavut, Major General Resources has spu…
Fort la Corne play takes shape
Saskatchewan is the Rodney Dangerfield of diamond plays: it gets no respect.After a decade of lethargic exploration and mundane results, which were eclipsed by the more exciting discoveries in the Lac…
Diamond potential near Wawa lures big guns
An unusual diamond occurrence near Wawa in northern Ontario is attracting the attention of De Beers and Kennecott Canada Exploration.A package of unassuming Archean alkaline metavolcanic rocks is yiel…
Diamondex budgets $3-4m for exploration in ’02
Having discovered and developed the Snap Lake diamond project, which De Beers purchased in 2000 for about $480 million, the technical team of Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) is continuing to explore for k…
De Beers sees Canada as top priority
De Beers has allocated more than half its 2002 global exploration budget to The Great White North, and that, when combined with planned expenditures on the Snap Lake and Victor diamond projects, means…
Rhonda raises $1.8m for diamond exploration
Determined to explore a large land position in the heart of the Coronation diamond district in Nunavut, Rhonda (RDM-V) has raised $1.8 million in a public financing arranged through Canaccord Capital …
JML targets Marten River for diamond potential
Spun off from Mustang Minerals (YMU-V), newly listed JML Resources (JJJ-V) is targeting the diamond potential of the Marten River area, near North Bay, Ont.The project comprises more than 2,400 claims…
De Beers saw diamond sales shrink in 2001
De Beers saw its profits halved in 2001 as the global economic downturn took its toll on rough diamond sales.The major’s core business is the mining and marketing of rough gem diamonds. Hampered by th…
Diamond find at Festival proves low grade
The largest diamond recovered from a 100-tonne test sample of the Cristal showing on the Festival diamond property held near Wawa, Ont., weighed just 0.18 carat.Property owner Pele Mountain Resources …
Block J reveals more gems (February 18, 2002)
An independent sampling program funded by Afri-Can Marine Minerals (AFA-V) and Woduna Mining Holding has recovered several more diamonds from the Block J marine concession in Namibia.De Beers Marine, …
Low macro results won’t dissuade Ashton
A small surface sample of kimberlite float and outcrop collected by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) from the promising Artemisia kimberlite pipe discovered last fall on the Kim property in Nunavut has…