De Beers Canada Exploration Inc

An aerial view of the Fort la Corne joint-venture diamond project, 60 km east of Prince Albert, Sask.

News March 7, 2005

Star diamonds worth US$110 per ct

Saskatchewan is a province long synonymous with uranium and potash. It may not be too long before diamonds are thrown into the mix….

Diamonds North's Regional Exploration Manager Bruce Kienlen samples the 1,690-sq.-km Amaruk diamond project, on the mainland across from the Melville Peninsula, about 45 km south of Kugaaruk. Amaruk is one the company's many properties in Canada's Far North.

News March 7, 2005

Diamond fever fuels staking rush in Canada’s Far North

Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has picked up prospecting permits covering 50,100 sq. km (12.4 million acres) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, based on the results of a $2…

News February 28, 2005

Busy Indaba showcases African mining industry

Cape Town, South Africa — The 10th annual Indaba 2005 was a hive of activity with representatives from major and junior companies, government, media and service supply companies exchanging informatio…

News February 28, 2005

Crown Diamonds, Petra plan merger

Vancouver — A proposed marriage between Australian-listed Crown Diamonds and South African-based Petra Diamonds (PDL-L) would create a diversified producer and e…

De Beers Canada health and safety personnel inspect the construction site at the proposed Snap Lake diamond mine, situated 220 km northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T.

News February 21, 2005

A sparkling year for De Beers

The past year was another banner one for the diamond industry, highlighted by strong demand for rough diamonds from cutting centres….

Auger drilling by Vaaldiam Resources at the newly discovered Clara pipe in the southern block of the Pimenta Buena property in Brazil's Rondonia state. The discovery is significant in that it is the first pipe on the property found by drilling an electromagnetic anomaly, rather than a more-typical magnetic anomaly.

News February 21, 2005

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Vancouver — The search for diamond-bearing kimberlites in Brazil has been ongoing for at least 40 years, but success has so far proved elusive….

From left: Ashton Project Geologist Alan O'Conner (green pants) and Project Manager Robert Lucas (centre) look on as Pierre Bertrand, vice-president of exploration with Soquem, examines the ground at the Lynx South showing on Ashton's Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec.

News February 14, 2005

Renard 3 delivers strong results

Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Quebec government-owned Soquem plan to spend a total of at least $12 million exploring for diamonds in the province this year,…

A 56.6-carat octahedral diamond recovered by Australian-based Crown Diamonds at one of its South African mines. The diamond fetched US$488,889.

News February 7, 2005

Southern African diamonds lure Aussies

Vancouver — Once the exclusive domain of De Beers, southern Africa is today being explored by an increasing number of Australian and Canadian companies….

A drill tests the Fort la Corne diamond project in east-central Saskatchewan. The property is jointly owned by Kensington Resources, De Beers Canada and Cameco.

News January 24, 2005

Shore turns pipe dreams into reality

Shore Gold (SGF-T) has achieved its goal of recovering a 3,000-carat parcel of diamonds from the Star kimberlite project in Saskatchewan.

News January 19, 2005

Inco, De Beers ink arctic pact

Odd couple Inco (N-T) and De Beers Canada Exploration have inked a two-year deal to share their geophysical and geo…

News December 27, 2004

Northern initiative generates targets for Diamonds North

Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has staked more than 1,200 sq. km of new mineral claims 100 km south of Baker Lake in Nunavut, following the recovery of kimberlite indicator mineral grains from multiple till samples. The sample…

News December 20, 2004

Diavik’s success spawns new mine plan

The Diavik mine in Canada’s Far North has consistently exceeded design expectations and delivered better-than-expected diamond values during the ramp-up to full production.

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