Winsome reveals plan to repurpose Renard diamond plant for lithium
Perth-based Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) plans to buy the Renard diamond mine in Quebec and transform the plant to process lithium. The company has paid $4 million for an option…
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Diamond market shows signs of revival
After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, has reported a…
Editorial: Top stories of 2019
The mining industry had its share of tragedy this year starting in January with the murder of Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso and Vale’s tailings dam disaster in…
Top 10 Canadian-based diamond companies
Canada is the world’s third-largest diamond producer in terms of volume in carats and value, according to production estimates of New York-based diamond analyst Paul Zimnisky. The Northern Miner has…