Archon Minerals Limited

Summer work in NWT yields new crop of kimberlites

More than a decade after diamonds were first found in Canada’s Far North, new discoveries of kimberlite continue to be reported in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.An autumn drilling program on t…


Ekati turns in strong performance

In the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, some 300 km northeast of Yellowknife, Canada’s lone diamond mine churned out 4.56 million carats of stones for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002…


Archon hits snags while drilling in Lac de Gras

Drilling by Archon Minerals (ACS-V) in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories has been halted following the testing of only one target.Archon had set about testing some 22 geophysical pipe-…


BHP disappointed at DHK, WI claims in NWT

Diamond explorer Archon Minerals (ACS-V) has come up empty after drilling 14 geophysical targets on the DHK and WI claim blocks in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories.A year ago, BHP Dia…


Archon unsuccessful at drilling targets in NWT

Dentonia Resources (DTA-V), a one-third owner of DHK Diamonds, reports that the first four of five airborne “Falcon” targets to be drill-tested by Archon Minerals (ACS-V) on the DHK and WI joint-ventu…


BHP acquires Dia Met, boosts stake in Ekati

Having acquired 98.2% of Dia Met Minerals’ (DMM-T) Class A subordinate voting shares and 84.9% of its Class B multiple voting, Australia’s BHP (BHP-N) has further extended its $687-million takeover of…


BHP identifies 22 targets in Lac de Gras area

BHP Diamonds, a division of Australia-based BHP (BHP-N), has identified 22 potential kimberlite targets on the DHK and WI joint-venture claim blocks in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territorie…


Lynx diamonds valued at US$139 per carat

A parcel of diamonds recovered from an exploration bulk drill sample of the Lynx pipe at the Ekati mine property in the Northwest Territories has been valued at US$139 per carat.A 168.5-tonne sample c…



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More pipes found at Ekati claim block

A summer drilling program has resulted in the discovery of nine new kimberlite pipes on the Ekati claim block in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, raising to 121 the number of kimberl…



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