A diamantaire/miner’s view of the diamond market
Whither the diamond? It’s a good question. Ask the man on the street about the diamond industry, and he’ll insist that it couldn’t be going better — hell, diamonds are…
Diamonds
Bob Gannicott on Dominion Diamond’s new vision
Since Canada’s second diamond mine, Diavik, went into production in 2003, its 40% owner — at that time known as Aber Diamond — has been looking for other quality diamond…
Partners move Gahcho Kué forward
Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T, MDM-X) and De Beers completed ice road deliveries to the Gahcho Kué diamond joint venture, 300 km northeast of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, at the…
Karowe delivers for Lucara
Lucara Diamond (LUC-T) has discovered several spectacular diamonds — including four rare blue gems — since it started full production at its Karowe mine, in Botswana, last August. Lucara has…
Sheahan keeps diamond literature service going
At the end of last year, the University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) stopped offering the Sheahan-MDRU literature service, and the service’s founder, Patricia Sheahan, is now…
Chuck Fipke joins the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In January, mine-finder Chuck Fipke was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. Fipke’s hard work, perseverance and innovative exploration techniques led to the discovery of Canada’s first diamond…
Transition Metals to acquire HTX Minerals
Geologist Scott McLean and geophysicist Keven Stevens set up privately held HTX Minerals in late 2007 and started raising capital for the start-up exploration company in January 2008.
TSX slips during March 11-15
The TSX Composite Index was down nearly 6 points to end the March 11-15 week at 12,830.03 points, thanks to a 1% or 134-point decline on March 13.
Fipke takes legal action to stop Ekati sale
Chuck Fipke, a minority shareholder in the Ekati joint venture, is trying to block BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) from selling its majority interest in the Ekati diamond mine to Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) for US$500 million.
Fipke takes legal action to stop Ekati sale
Chuck Fipke, a minority shareholder in the Ekati joint venture, is trying to block BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) from selling its majority interest in the Ekati diamond mine to Harry Winston (HW-T, HWD-N) for US$500 million.
Harry Winston sells jewellery arm to Swatch for $1 billion
Eight years after getting into the jewellery sector Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T) is locking in its gains and getting out, selling its luxury retail unit to Switzerland’s Swatch Group in a $1-billion deal.
Harry Winston sells jewelry arm to Swatch for $1 billion
VANCOUVER – Eight years after getting into the jewelry sector, Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T) is locking in its gains and getting out, selling its luxury retail unit to Switzerland’s Swatch Group in a $1-billion deal.