Business will soon collapse: Tahera
Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) said today that it has filed for protection from its creditors after a failed financing atte…
Diamonds
Diamonds North proves its name
While it’s still a ways off Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) is moving closer to its goal of finding Canada’s next …
Strong loonie hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian dollar erased the effects of higher sales and earnings — and then some.
Tahera seeks $40M to stay afloat
As 2007 comes to a close, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) will go down as one of the more dire mining stories of the year.
Sanatana jumps on kimberlite results (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — The first results from Sanatana Diamonds’ (STA-V) Dharma kimberlite pipe in the Northwest Territories sparked a storm of trading in the usually quiet junior, boosting its share price 416%…
Canaf eyes DRC diamond miner (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Canaf Group (CAF-V) is planning to gain a toehold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) diamond sector through a majority interest in a private Congolese mining company.
Editorial: BHP Billiton pitches mega-bid
After a furious few months of mergers-and-acquisitions activity, the mining industry stopped to catch its breath during the week ended Dec. 15, the fiftieth trading week of 2007.
Tahera needs cash injection
As 2007 winds down Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) will have to go down as one of the more dire mining stories of t…
Strong dollar hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian d…
Peregrine finds diamondiferous pipes at Nunuq
Vancouver — A little arctic sparkle has boosted shares of Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) after drilling on its Nanuq project, in Nunavut, turned up a trio of diamondiferous kimberlite pipes.
Rio spends as suitors circle
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) plans to get stronger and thwart BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) hostile takeover bid the old-fashioned way — through organic growth.
Petra Diamonds group to buy De Beers’ Cullinan mine
Vancouver — Petra Diamonds (PDMDF-O, PDL-L) is leading a group planning to buy the Cullinan diamond mine in South Africa from De Beers for 1 billion rand (US$149 million).