Jeweler snags Aber stake
Upscale jeweler Tiffany & Co. (TIF-N) will invest $104 million in Aber Resources (ABZ-T) in return for a “substantial portion” of the company’s share of production from the Diavik diamond project in t…
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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…
Winspear unveils Snap Lake results
The NW Snap Lake kimberlite dyke can no longer be said to have the richest per-carat values ever reported in the Northwest Territories. Results from the first half of a 6,000-tonne surface bulk sample…
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…
Diavik explores Pure Gold North
A ground geophysical survey program is testing up to three high-priority airborne anomalies on the Pure Gold North claims, 55 km east of the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.Diavik Diam…
DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik feasibility study delayed until mid-year
The final feasibility study for the proposed Diavik diamond mine project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories will be not be completed until the federal minister of the environment has…
Diavik partners alter proposed plan
Ongoing feasibility and optimization studies at the Diavik diamond project in the Northwest Territories have led to a change in the proposed mining sequence of the kimberlite pipes.Situated 300 km nor…
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…
CORRECTION (December 21, 1998)
In our Nov. 30 issue, we incorrectly stated that startup of the Diavik diamond project in the Northwest Territories was set for the second quarter of 2001. Startup is scheduled for the second quarter …
DIAMOND PAGE — Diavik feasibility delayed
The final feasibility study for the Diavik Diamond project in the Northwest Territories, originally scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 1998, is now not expected until the second quarte…
Careers (November 02, 1998)
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DIAMONDS — Diavik poised to become Canada’s second diamond producer — Rio Tinto, Aber Resources advance project to permitting stage, public meetings to follow
The recent submission to the federal government of an environmental assessment for the proposed Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories sets in motion the permitting process for what will be, in all …