Shear secures Jericho water licence
Vancouver – Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) has been given the final ok on a renewal of its water licence for its Jericho diamond project in Nunavut.
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BHP looks to exit diamond business
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) is considering leaving the diamonds business, because it may no longer fit its modus operandi of owning only “large, long-life, upstream and expandable assets.”
BHP may sell its diamond assets
BHP Billiton (bhp-n, blt-l) is considering leaving its diamonds business as it may no longer fit its modus operandi of boasting “large, long-life, upstream and expandable assets.”
Thumbs-up for Stornoway’s Renard project
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) has completed a feasibility study of its wholly owned Renard diamond project in Quebec’s Otish Mountains region that shows potential for a robust, long-life operation, albeit at higher capital costs than expected.
De Beers sale to shake up industry
Anglo American’s (AAL-L) agreement to pay $5.1 billion in cash for the Oppenheimer family’s 40% stake in De Beers will have a profound impact on the diamond industry, executives and analysts say.
Editorial: Oppenheimer out
The decisive, US$5-billion exit of the storied Oppenheimer family from its 40% controlling interest in De Beers brings to a close a century of history in the global diamond trade.
Peregrine preps Chidliak for bulk sampling
The year 2010 would have been tough for Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) to top, even in the best of markets. The company made 34 new kimberlite discoveries at its 49%-owned Chidliak…
Celebrating 20 years of diamonds at BHP Billiton
The story of EKATI Diamond Mine began in 1981, when geologist Charles Fipke found diamond indicator minerals near Blackwater Lake on the east side of the Mackenzie River in the…
The Point Lake ‘epiphany’: How a single discovery spawned an entire industry
On Nov. 6, 1991, the latest edition of The Northern Miner was on its way to bed when our fax machine spit out one page of seemingly unremarkable news: an…
Pat Sheahan: A diamond-seeker’s best friend
Pat Sheahan has always done things her own way. The diamond researcher and founder of the Sheahan-MDRU literature service — which, in various forms, has been keeping explorers up to…
The birth of an industry
The genesis of Canada’s diamond industry can be pinpointed precisely to twenty years ago this month. That’s when BHP Billiton reported that its partner Dia Met, had found diamonds in…
Canada’s diamond bourse heads east
Eyeing the strong and growing demand for diamonds in China, the Diamond Bourse of Canada (DBC) has set up a permanent liaison office in the Shanghai Diamond Exchange. The DBC’s…