BHP Billiton plc

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…

BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) share of mine production at Ekati in the Northwest Territories was 1.1 million carats in the recent fourth quarter — 15% higher than in the corresponding period of 2001 and 12%…

St. John’s, NFLD — An increased level of exploration activity in Newfoundland and Labrador has resulted in 30,500 new claims being staked this year (to the end of October), surpassing the previous hi…

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…

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…

Six years of regional reconnaissance exploration by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem in the eastern Superior Craton of northern Quebec paid off in the fall of 2001 with the discovery of two …

Vancouver — A 1999 report by the Manitoba Geological Survey which showed that the province is geologically prospective for hosting diamond occurrences sparked a staking rush in the Superior craton. H…

BHP Billiton (BHP-N) is closing the Tower coal mine in New South Wales, Australia, as part of an ongoing effort to cut costsTower is one of four underground mines that constitute the Illawarra operati…