Kimberlite found in situ at Garnet Lake
Vancouver – Hudson Resources (HUD-V) managed to strike kimberlite in 18 of 19 holes drilled at its Garnet Lake prop…
Diamonds
Shore Gold wraps up Star pipe bulk sampling (May 16, 2005)
Vancouver – The final set of diamond recoveries from Shore Gold’s (SGF-T) Star kimberlite pipe, in the Fort a la Co…
Kyle yields small stones
A 48-kg sample of diatreme breccia from the Kyle project in northern Ontario, has surrendered 26 diamonds to partne…
De Beers approves Snap Lake construction
De Beers has given the official go-ahead for construction of its first mine outside of Africa. The Snap Lake mine i…
Shear-Stornoway hit new Churchill pipe in first hole
Vancouver – Partners Shear Minerals (SRM-V), Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) and BHP Billiton (BHP-N) are one-for-one in …
Diavik mine a hive of activity
Diavik Diamond Mines, a unit of Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and 60%-owner of the Diavik diamond mine, and its 40% joint ventu…
Diamondex lands Barrick as major investor
Vancouver – Northern Canadian explorer Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) has secured Barrick Gold (ABX-T) as a significan…
Encouraging mineral chemistry in Tsodilo’s A15 kimberlite
Tsodilo Resources (TSD-V) has received encouraging mineral chemistry results from its A15 kimberlite on its Ngamila…
Diamond Fields sheds its royalty burden
Vancouver – Agreements are in place for Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) to cancel all its royalty obligations …
Renard stones worth US$88 per ct
A 459-carat parcel of diamonds from the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec has returned a modelled value of U…
Diamonds are Monroe’s best friend
In the first quarter of 2005, Monroe Minerals (MMX-V) sold 2,412 carats of diamonds on a run-of-mine basis, reaping…
Partners hit by RAM results (April 22, 2005)
Investors hammered shares in Contact Diamond (CO-T) and Trigon Exploration Canada (TEL-V) on April 22, after the pa…