Lucara on a roll at Mothae, AK6
With the start of test mining at its Mothae diamond operation in June, and a positive feasibility for the development-stage AK6 joint-venture project released the same month, momentum was already…
Diamonds
Stornoway, Soquem, aim for 2011 production decision at Renard
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) and Soquem have started work on a feasibility study at their Renard joint venture in Quebec, while at the same time, attempting to expand resources at the…
Birks showcases Victor diamonds
Located in the James Bay lowlands of Ontario, De Beers Canada’s Victor mine is known for known for exceptionally high-quality, high-value diamonds. Although the grade at Victor is only roughly…
Jericho purchase marks change in strategy for Shear Minerals
The Northern Miner headline in September 2005 proclaimed the exciting news: Tahera Diamond’s 100%-owned Jericho diamond mine would be Canada’s third diamond mine, and the first in Nunavut. And, indeed…
Diamonds North tests diamond potential of Beluga-3
Diamonds North Resources (DDN-T) has wrapped up a summer`s drilling campaign on its flagship property, the Ama…
Gem International options property adjacent to Canaco’s Handeni
Vancouver – Gem International Resources (GI-V) has skyrocketed out of realtive obscurity with its announced ac…
Solid second quarter for Harry Winston
Vancouver – Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T) earned US$16.5 million in the second quarter of the year, a vast impr…
Kinross agrees in principle to sell Diavik stake to Harry Winston
Diamonds have been kind to Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N).Last year Kinross paid about US$104.4 million for a 22….
Stornoway and Soquem to finish Renard feasibility by late 2011
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) and 50-50 joint venture partner Soquem are now officially going ahead with a feasibi…
More rare gems at Shore Gold’s Star
It’s not every day that parallels are drawn between the vast plains of central Saskatchewan and the Kingdom of Lesotho, a mountainous, landlocked country in southern Africa. But Shore Gold (SGF-T) say…
Petra borrows US$78M
Leading rough diamond Petra Diamonds (PDL-L) hopes to treble annual diamond production to 3 million carats by 2019 with the help of a US$78 million loan from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) and …
Shore Gold says “significant” proportion of diamonds at Fort a la Corne are Type IIa
It’s not every day that parallels are drawn between the vast plains of central Saskatchewan and the Kingdom of…