Diamonds



Peter Munk outside the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto in 2008. Credit: Tibor Kolley.

Top stories of 2018

While prices for the major metals and other mined commodities mostly went sideways during 2018, there was plenty of big news over the year — much of its stoked by…







Selection of lab-created diamond jewelry from De Beers' Lightbox Jewelry venture. Credit: Lightbox Jewelry

De Beers launches Lightbox

Scrolling through the website of Lightbox Jewelry soon after its launch in late September, three things jump out at you. First, the website declares its product is lab-grown diamonds. Second,…


Diamonds from Star Diamond's Star-Orion project in Saskatchewan. Credit: Star Diamond

Star Diamond gets provincial go-ahead

Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM), formerly Shore Gold, has received approval for its Star-Orion South diamond project from Saskatchewan’s environment minister. The project is located near Fort à la Corne, in…



Drilling at Dunnedin Ventures' Kahuna project in Nunavut this summer. Credit: Dunnedin Ventures

Dunnedin drills pipe at Kahuna in Nunavut

In July, Dunnedin Ventures (TSXV: DVI) announced the discovery of a new kimberlite pipe on its Kahuna project in Nunavut. The KH10-11 pipe was tested with a rotary air-blast drill…


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