De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited

Standing on a diamond-bearing dyke on the 1404 property, Dianor President and CEO John Ryder (left) talks diamonds with James Steel, editor of the online newsletter www.MiningInsights.com.

Dianor hunts for James Bay diamonds

Radisson, Que. — Dianor Resources (DOR-V) distinguished itself in 2001 by discovering the first diamond in Quebec’s James Bay region and has been following up on that early success with a methodical …


Drilling resumes at Fort la Corne

The Fort la Corne joint venture will spend $3 million on drilling in Saskatchewan as it tries to learn more about the internal geology and diamond distribution of the kimberlite targets in question….




A view of Almazy Rossii Sakha's (Alrosa's) gargantuan Udachnaya open-pit diamond mine in Russia's Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia.

De Beers boasts strong first half

Although the De Beers name is inevitably associated with polished diamonds and diamond jewelry, its core business remains the exploration for, and mining and marketing of, rough diamond gems.In 2002, …


Pele lures De Beers to Wawa (August 11, 2003)

The Canadian exploration arm of De Beers has entered into an option agreement with Toronto-based Pele Mountain Resources (GEM-V) at the latter’s 100-sq.-km Festival diamond property, 25 km north of Wa…



Workers unload fuel and supplies from a Hercules C-130 transport aircraft at the Igloolik Airport.

New diamond plays come into view in northern Canada

The diamond hunt is exploding with new kimberlite discoveries beyond the Slave Craton in Canada’s Far North. Recent discoveries are reported near Rankin Inlet and on the Melville Peninsula in eastern …


Brent Jellicoe, project manager with Kensington Resources, stands beside a milled-tooth tri-cone drill bit, which measures 36 inches in diameter at the base. Drilling contractor Layne Christensen modified the former oil rig drill bit for the Fort  la Corne project in northern Saskatchewan.

News – 23-JUN-03

Although Saskatchewan kimberlites carry much lower grades than those being mined in the Canadian Arctic, the sheer size of the Fort la Corne kimberlites renders them highly attractive targets.The Fo…


Namco sinks into watery grave

Out of working capital and with no hope its subsidiaries will resume operations, marine diamond miner Namibian Minerals is heading into permanent dry dock as liquidators sell off the company’s assets….


Lac de Gras work fails to find source

Drilling on a property held by Geodex Minerals (GXM-V) in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories has determined that a prominent circular magnetic feature was not caused by a kimberlite i…


Gahcho Kue study falls short

The Gahcho Kue diamond project in the Northwest Territories is remaining on the back burner after an updated desktop study by De Beers failed to meet a critical 15% internal rate of return required to…


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