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Snap Lake discoverers set sights on Scandinavia

After enjoying success in the Northwest Territories, some members of the original Snap Lake discovery team formed Nordic Diamonds (NDL-V) and began exploring Scandinavia in search of diamonds.


DiamondWorks morphs into Energem

Vancouver-based DiamondWorks was one of the more controversial diamond producers of the late 1990s, operating two rich mines in Sierra Leone and Angola until both operations were overwhelmed by civil strife and the company was pushed to the edge o…


American Diamonds, Firestone ink JV in US

American Diamonds and Firestone Diamonds (FDI-L) are joining forces to explore for diamonds in the U.S. The former is jointly owned by Dunsmuir Ventures (DW-V) and Majescor Resources (MAJ-V)…


More targets in Temagami

Tres-Or Resources (TRS-V) and Adroit Resources (ADT-V) have received encouraging results from airborne surveys of their diamond properties in Ontario’s Temagami region.


Cempaka benefits from less stripping

Less stripping will mean higher production at less cost on BM Diamondcorp‘s (BDI-V) Cempaka property, 45 km from the coastal city of Banjarmasin in southeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia.


Muskox stung by Yellowjacket results

Vancouver — Disappointing results from a second phase of drilling on the Yellowjacket project near Atlin, B.C., are nonetheless shedding light on the nature of the gold mineralization.




Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (June 14, 2004)


Permitting delays Miramar’s Doris North startup

Vancouver — A delay in public hearings on the proposed development of the Doris North gold deposit in Nunavut has forced Miramar Mining (MAE-T) to push back the startup date to mid-2006 from late 2005.


A view of De Beers' Snap Lake diamond project, 220 km northeast of Yellowknife.

Snap Lake receives final permit

It has been almost 40 years since De Beers identified Canada as a prospective target for diamond exploration, and after discovering 216 kimberlite bodies (most of them diamondiferous), the company is preparing to build its first…



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