Canterra Minerals Corporation

In a bid to advance some of its non-core assets, De Beers Canada has optioned several properties in the Far North to a couple of juniors under separate deals.

Vancouver — A mining industry almost giddy with excitement was in evidence at the 21st annual Mineral Exploration Roundup, held recently at this city’s Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina.The theme of …

Barker Minerals — Sean McKinley appointed exploration manager.Diamondex — Christopher Mitchell appointed CFO.First Point Minerals — Christopher Mitchell appointed CFO and secretary.

Not to be outdone by the recent kimberlite discoveries near Rankin Inlet and on the Melville Peninsula in Nunavut, Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) has developed its own exploration play in the Northwest T…

Barrick — Alex Davidson appointed executive VP of exploration.Canadian Oil Sands Trust — Allen Hagerman appointed CFO of wholly owned subsidiary Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. which manages the trust.Cu…

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…

Encouraged by the size of the diamonds recovered from the Renard cluster of kimberlitic intrusions in the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec, the Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem…

Although recent exploration by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) in Nunavut resulted in the discovery of two new kimberlites, the market’s focus is chiefly on the Artemisia and Potentilla pipes, from wh…

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…

The year 2001 presented some ups and downs for Nunavut’s mining industry, the most prominent being mine-closure announcements and a possible diamond rush.Last year, the Lupin gold mine, in the Northwe…