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Ontario's Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci (left) with Assistant Deputy Mines Minister John Gammon at the opening of the John B. Gammon Geoscience Library, named in honour of Gammon, who will retire Aug. 31. During his 16 years in office, the affable Gammon established the Willet Green Miller Centre in Sudbury as a centre of geoscience excellence and helped raise Ontario's international mining profile.

Manitoba promotes exploration incentives

Vancouver — Manitoba is pulling out the stops to lure more mining and exploration companies to the province. In a recent cross-country tour, government officials offered generous exploration incentiv…


A recent aerial photo of De Beers' Gahcho Ku diamond exploration camp in the Northwest Territories, 275 km northeast of Yellowknife. The project centres on the Kennady Lake cluster of five diamond-bearing pipes.

De Beers pulls plug on Kimberley mines

Faced with the challenges of finding new profitable carats to meet growing demand, De Beers is closing some of its mature, money-losing mines in South Africa, while it looks to Cana…


From left: Brian Baird, head of mine planning with Melbourne-based BHP Billiton; McGill University Professor Roussos Dimitrakopoulos; and Michael Eamon, head of hydrometallurgy and technology with BHP Billiton. The company acknowledged the work of Dimitrakopoulos at recent a ceremony where it presented the professor with $800,000 for further research.

McGill mines mineral expert

Renowned scholar Roussos Dimitrakopoulos has joined McGill University in Montreal to pursue his ongoing research into mine engineering….


The view north from the soon-to-be-exhausted AK1 open pit at the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia. The pit measures about 2.5 km by 1 km.

Aber looks to Harry Winston for added value

Through its 40% ownership of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories and a 51% interest in luxury jeweler Harry Winston, Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) is now uniquely positioned…


PEOPLE (June 27, 2005)

Adamus Res. — Ian Cunningham and Silvia Caruso appointed joint corporate secretaries; Michael Hunter retired as corporate secretary….


Saskatchewan diamonds slow to surface

Vancouver — Fifteen years have passed since the first kimberlite discoveries were made in Saskatchewan’s Fort la Corne district. At the current rate of activity (and barring a geological miracle),…


De Beers inks agreement in Angola

De Beers is set to return to Angola following a successful conclusion to discussions with Endiama, the Angolan state-owned diamond mining company….


Diamonds North Resources Exploration Manager Graham Gill examines kimberlite outcrop on the King Eider trend, situated on the Blue Ice property on Victoria Island.

Unearthing the sparkle in Canada

In only three years, Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has emerged as a credible force on the Canadian diamond exploration scene….


Kimberley Diamond Mine Manager Nick Algie (left) and Chairman Miles Kennedy stand beside one of the first pieces of diamondiferous lamproite ore mined from Pipe 9 at the Ellendale operation in Western Australia.

Diamond miners facing transition Down Under

Perth, Western Australia — Diamond production in Australia is approaching a crossroads as the future of the renowned Argyle mine will soon be decided by Rio Tinto (RTP-N). With ope…


Partners eye Kimberley waste

AIM-listed Aussie junior Dwyka Diamonds (DWY-L) and black economic empowerment partner Kolong Investments have struck a deal to reprocess tailings material from De Beers


A field team from Mano River stands on the outcrop of the first known diamondiferous kimberlite pipe in Liberia, which was discovered in 2000.

Mano River hunts West African diamonds

Vancouver — The political turmoil that plagued Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea over previous decades has eased considerably in recent years, triggering renewed interest in the diamond potential of…


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