Articles by Alisha Hiyate

The 5034 pit at De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds' Gahcho Kue mine in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Mountain Province Diamonds

Coronavirus curbs Mountain Province revenue

Unlike many other mines in Canada and around the world that have been put on care and maintenance because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Gahcho Kué mine in the…



Accelerating the evolution of mining

The mining sector is already behind other industries when it comes to the use of new technologies, but the rate of adoption has risen in the past couple of years….



Tres-Or drills Guigues kimberlite in Quebec

The Guigues kimberlite pipe in northern Quebec, 10 km from Notre- Dame-du-Nord, was discovered by De Beers in 1983. But despite its long history, it has never seen modern microdiamond…




Karowe delivers blue and pink stones

Exceptional diamonds are nothing new for Lucara Diamond’s (TSX: LUC) Karowe mine in Botswana, but this fall has seen the miner unearth coloured gems as well as large high-value Type…




Why 2020 could be a better year for diamonds

Following a strong first half of 2018, the balance of the year and most of 2019 was disappointing for the diamond industry. The most recent 18-month stretch has been described…



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