MZ Lake yields diamonds
Vancouver — Three of the four near-surface, sub-parallel kimberlite sills cut by De Beers Canada Exploration in the MZ Lake area have returned varying amounts of microdiamonds.The major hit the sills…
Camphor Ventures Inc
Snap Lake underground mine takes shape under De Beers
Snap lake, N.W.T. — The Canadian North comprises a vast region of lakes, rivers, Arctic tundra and, more recently, diamonds. With one mine already established and three others scheduled to come on-st…
De Beers to drill Ken Hicks target in NWT
De Beers Canada Exploration continues to search for the elusive source of the Ken Hicks kimberlite indicator mineral train on the LA 1-2 claims of the Doyle Lake joint venture project in the Northwest…
De Beers completes sample
De Beers Canada Exploration has collected additional mini-bulk drill samples from two of the highest-value pipes at the Kennady Lake joint venture in the Northwest Territories. The wholly owned subsid…
Year is capped by Aber’s sale of Snap Lake to De Beers
Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has agreed to sell its 32.24% interest in the promising Snap Lake project to South Africa’s De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) for $173 million.The move came just days after Lo…
De Beers tables grade estimates for Tuzo kimberlite
Despite a slight increase in the grade estimate of the Tuzo pipe at the Kennady Lake diamond project in the Northwest Territories, the value per carat has decreased by US$25. Consequently, Monopros, t…
DIAMONDS — Ekati widens gap on NWT competitors — Diavik, Snap Lake vie for runner-up
It was a contest in the early 1990s, but no more. The Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories has emerged as a solid winner in the race to bring Canadian diamonds to the international marketplace. The…
DIAMONDS — Partners find kimberlites on Baffin Island in Canada’s North
At the northern tip of Baffin Island, Mountain Province Mining (MPV-T) and Opus Minerals (OPUS-C) have uncovered a new cluster of kimberlite intrusions.The partners followed several boulder trains to …
Companies (August 02, 1999)
Alberta EnergyApex Silver MinesAshton Mining of CanadaBarrick GoldBolidenCamphor VenturesComincoDe Beers Cons. MinesEldoradoExall ResourcesExcellon ResourcesFalconbridgeGlamis GoldGlimmer ResourcesInc…
DIAMOND PAGE — New AK kimberlites yield diamonds
Three kimberlite discoveries on the AK property in the Northwest Territories have proved to be diamondiferous.The AK and CJ properties are a joint venture among Monopros, Mountain Province Mining (MPV…
Companies (July 19, 1999)
Adikann GoldfieldsAfrioreAlmaden ResourcesAnglo American Aquest MineralsAvalon VenturesBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningBreakwater ResourcesCamphor VenturesCons. Trillion ResourcesCumberland ResourcesDe B…
DIAMOND PAGE — Mountain Province buoyed by Kennady Lake results
A large-diameter reverse-circulation bulk drill sample collected this past winter from the 5034 pipe at Kennady Lake in the Northwest Territories has yielded positive results.Situated 120 km south of …