Ekati mine surpasses expectations
The Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is operating at full capacity of 250,000 carats per month, with 308,000 carats having been produced in May alone.BHP Diamonds, a subsidiary of Broke…
Aber Resources Ltd
Winspear releases Snap Lake estimates
The total in situ “global tonnage” resource for the NW Snap Lake kimberlite dyke is estimated at 23.4 million tonnes, with an average vertical thickness of 2.44 metres.Snap Lake is part of the Camsell…
Winspear unveils Snap Lake results
The NW Snap Lake kimberlite dyke can no longer be said to have the richest per-carat values ever reported in the Northwest Territories. Results from the first half of a 6,000-tonne surface bulk sample…
Companies (June 28, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAurizon MinesBarrick GoldCambiorCamphor VenturesCanaco ResourcesClaude ResourcesCogema ResourcesComincoCSA ManagementDayton MiningDe Beers Consolidated MinesDenison MinesDia…
Companies (June 21, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAfcan MiningAltavista MinesAnglogoldAquest MineralsArchon MineralsArmistice ResourcesAtna ResourcesBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBirim GoldfieldsBolivar GoldfieldsBroken Hill ProprietaryB…
Final study on Diavik nears completion
The Diavik diamond project in the Northwest Territories is one step closer to development, following a draft report by the federal government which indicates that environmental or socio-economic probl…
Winspear spins off exploration assets
Shareholders of Winspear Resources (WSP-V) have overwhelmingly approved plans to spin off all of the company’s early-stage exploration assets into a new company called Diamondex Resources. Winspear wi…
Companies (May 17, 1999)
Abacus MineralsAber ResourcesAlberta EnergyAmerica Mineral FieldsAnatolia Minerals DevelopmentAnzex ResourcesArgosy MiningAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAsia MineralsAthlone Minera…
Diavik explores Pure Gold North
A ground geophysical survey program is testing up to three high-priority airborne anomalies on the Pure Gold North claims, 55 km east of the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.Diavik Diam…
DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik feasibility study delayed until mid-year
The final feasibility study for the proposed Diavik diamond mine project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories will be not be completed until the federal minister of the environment has…
Companies (April 19, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAlta GoldAnglo AmericanArgentina GoldAuspex MineralsBarrick GoldBreakwater ResourcesCamnor ResourcesCantex Mine DevelopmentCitation ResourcesClaude ResourcesCopper Ridge Explor…
Diamonds recovered from Greenland venture
Diamond exploration in West Greenland has yielded some interesting counts from surface sampling of float boulders on a 51-49 joint venture project held by Monopros and Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T).A 140-k…