Diamonds

DE BEERSA Zeppelin used here by De Beers cruises above Botswana's Kalahari sands with gravity and magnetic geophysical equipment in tow. The low noise and cruising speed make dirigibles ideal for mineral exploration.EARNINGS SUMMARYFROM CNW GROUP. WWW.NEWSWIRE.CA. ALL FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER-SHARE FIGURES, WHICH ARE BASIC UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.CURRENTYR. AGO%CHG.CURRENTYR. AGO%CHG.

Blimpin’ your ride

Last year, warm weather closed the ice road to the Diavik diamond mine on March 26 — a full two weeks earlier than usual. Diavik, a joint venture of Aber Diamond (ABZ-T, ABER-Q) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N,…





Getting in Early: Pebble Creek Mining

Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V) of Vancouver is banking on becoming the first foreign company and the first private-sector company to start up a new precious and base metals mine in India in more than fif…



Editorial: Potash powers PCS

While the broad stock markets took a beating with the release of mixed U.S. economic data during the week ended July 29, the 30th trading week of 2007, the commodities markets continued to show underl…




GEM DIAMONDSKimberley Diamond Co.'s Ellendale 9 East mine, situated 2,000 km north of Perth in Western Australia.

Gem Diamonds bids for Kimberley (July 30, 2007)

Up-and-comer Gem Diamonds (GEMD-L) of the U.K. has tabled a friendly A70-per-share cash offer for Perth-based Kimberley Diamond Co. (KDC-L, KIM-A), valuing the Aussie junior producer at A$300-million…


1,266-carat diamond haul for Diagem (July 23, 2007)

Vancouver — Pilot-plant processing of 7,388 cubic metres of weathered kimberlite at Diagem’s (DGM-V, DGMRF-O) Collier-04 pipe on its Property 214, in Brazil, has returned 10,025 commercial-sized diam…


Latin carats in one basket

Vancouver — Subscribing to the philosophy “bigger is better,” emerging diamond producer Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-T, VAAFF-O) has announced plans to merge with Australian company Elkedra Diamonds (EDN-…


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