Ashton cuts new Nunavut kimberlite (April 08, 2005)
Spring drilling by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has returned a 160-metre interval of olivine macrocrystic kimber…
Diamonds
Candor/Nustar merger complete
A merger deal between Candor Ventures (CND-V) and Nustar Resources (NTR-V) is complete, now that the TSX Venture ex…
Tahera geared up at Jericho
Construction of the Jericho diamond mine is well underway now that Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) has assembled all the pie…
Kensington goes for $35 million financing
Vancouver – Kensington Resources (KRT-V) has lined up a $35-million financing for continued exploration of its Fort…
Lynx sampling turns up large stones
A bulk sample of surface boulder material from the Lynx kimberlite occurrence in north-central Quebec has yielded t…
Partners target Aviat kimberlites (March 18, 2005)
Encouraged by the success of their 2004 sampling program, partners Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T), BHP Billiton (BHP-N) …
Metalex-Cantex hunting down Greenland diamonds
Vancouver – Diamond exploration partners Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) and Cantex Mine Development (CD-V) are very excit…
Aber Diamond earnings sparkle (March 09, 2005)
Vancouver – Continued ramp-up of production from Aber Diamond’s (ABZ-T) 40%-owned Diavik mine, in the Northwest Ter…
Kensington recovers 10.5-carat diamond (March 07, 2005)
Vancouver – Mini-bulk sampling on Kensington Resources’ (KRT-V) Fort la Corne joint venture in central Saskatchew…
Shore Gold lands whale with Newmont’s major investment
Vancouver – Shore Gold (SGF-V) has lined up a $100-million financing that will see Newmont Mining (NEM-N) take down…
Int’l Royalty launches IPO raising $180 million
Vancouver — New mineral royalty company International Royalty (IRC-T) has hit the boards with one of the larger ju…
Crown Diamonds and Petra plan merger
Vancouver – A proposed marriage between Australian-listed Crown Diamonds and South African based, AIM-listed Petra…