The diamond hunt is exploding with new kimberlite discoveries beyond the Slave Craton in Canada’s Far North. Recent discoveries are reported near Rankin Inlet and on the Melville Peninsula in eastern …
Hunter Exploration Group, a private exploration and prospecting firm based in Vancouver, has agreed to sell its minority interest in a couple of promising diamond plays in Nunavut to BHP Billiton (BHP…
Vancouver — Stornoway Ventures (SWV-V) plans to follow up on indicator mineral trains found on its Sceptre and Tiara diamond properties in the Coronation diamond district of Nunavut.Last spring, a 6,…
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange felt the impact of a falling bullion price during the report period that ended March 11, with investors electing to unload gold explorers. The S&P-TSX Venture Exc…
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange followed the major bourses lower over the week ended March 4, despite some strong interest in buying select explorers. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite inde…
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange closed the week ended Feb. 25 on an uptick. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index jumped 14.93 points, or 1.37% of its value, to close at 1.103.26.Stornowa…
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…
The Northern Miner asked several followers of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. Last week we heard from John Kaiser and Donald Poirier. This week, James Must…
Vancouver — With a little help from gold, Canada’s junior exchange closed the week ended Feb. 4 on an uptick. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 15.6 points, or 1.4% of its value, and…
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…
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…
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…
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