Diamonds



Kelvin geological model

Is Kennady North one of a kind?

When Aurora Geosciences was contracted to manage the exploration program at Kennady Diamonds’ (TSXV: KDI) Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories in 2012, there weren’t any clues that the…



Peregine Diamonds and Diamexstrat Botswana personnel in the field in Botswana, from left: Mike Shaw, Gerard de La Valle Poussin, Tom Peregoodoff, Herman Grtter and Barry Bayly.  Photo by Andr Fourie.

Peregrine Diamonds teams up with old Africa hands in Botswana

In its first meaningful venture in diamond exploration outside of North America, Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD) expects to drill kimberlite targets in Botswana before year-end, thanks to the wisdom of three exploration geologists whose previous…


At the Mineral Deposit Research Unit's 25th anniversary celebration in Vancouver earlier this month. From left: John Thompson, past director; Craig Hart, current director; Al Sinclair, former dean of earth and ocean sciences at UBC; Ian Thomson, past director; Dick Tosdal, past director; John McDonald, co-founder; and Peter Bradshaw, co-founder. Photo by Lesley Stokes.

UBC’s MDRU celebrates 25th anniversary

VANCOUVER — The Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) held its 25th anniversary celebration in early April at the Vancouver Convention Centre, where Peter Bradshaw, cofounder and Canadian Mining…





TSX tumbles, March 9-13

Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index index fell during the trading week, losing 1.5% to close at 14,731.50 points. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index dropped 1.8% to 157.90, as the spot price for gold gave back US$10 to end at…


A representative "run of mine" from a portion of Q1-4 kimberlitic bulk sample totaling 17.22 carats. The largest white diamond is 1.52 carats and the largest yellow diamond is 1.17 carats. Credit: North Arrow Minerals

Bulk sample results boost diamond junior North Arrow

The initial results of a bulk sample from North Arrow Minerals’ (TSXV: NAR; US-OTC: NHAWF) Q1-4 kimberlite, at the Qilalugaq project in Nunavut, show that the yellow diamonds that were recovered in early sampling persist into larger…


A drill targeting the Jay diamond deposit, near Dominion Diamond's majority-owned Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Dominion Diamond

Jay pipe could add 11 years to Ekati mine life

Dominion Diamond’s (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) prefeasibility study for the Jay kimberlite pipe deposit shows it could add 11 years to the life of its Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories’ Lac de Gras region.


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