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…
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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…
BHP finds more pipes
Drilling on the Buffer zone claims in the Northwest Territories has uncovered two more kimberlite pipes, boosting to 28 the number found to date. Five targets have yet to be tested.The Buffer zone cla…
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Diamond sector bolstered by triumphant startup at Ekati — Diavik project undergoes assessment; Snap Lake takes shape
A new era in Canadian mining dawned in October as the nation joined the ranks of the world’s diamond producers.Situated 300 km northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., in the sub-Arctic barren lands, the Eka…
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DIAMONDS — Archon gains piece of Buffer Zone claims in NWT
Archon Minerals (ACS-V) has been given the green light by the Vancouver Stock Exchange to acquire a 31.2% participating interest in the Buffer Zone diamond claims, near the Ekati mine in the Northwest…
DIAMOND PAGE — Ekati partners evaluate pipes near mine
The bulk sampling of two diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes in the vicinity of the Ekati mine site development area has returned preliminary grades and valuations comparable to the five pipes slated to …
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Archon Minerals to gain stake in Buffer zone claims in N.W.T.
Prospector Stewart Blusson is vending his 31.2% participating interest in the outlying Buffer zone portion of the Ekati diamond mine project to Archon Minerals (ACS-V).Ekati, which will soon become Ca…