Canada’s Top Ten diamond companies
Canada is home to many diamond companies and some of the world’s best diamond mines. Here’s a list of the top ten diamond companies with headquarters in Canada, based on…
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc
Diamond market shows signs of revival
After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, has reported a…
Mountain Province resumes diamond sales in Antwerp
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; US-OTC: MPVD) held its first traditional diamond sale since the coronavirus pandemic began on Sept. 19 in Antwerp. And while the sales figures are modest,…
Mountain Province arranges $50M alternative diamond sale
With the diamond trade still largely shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; US-OTC: MPVD) has found a way to bring in much-needed revenue with…
Editorial: Diamond sector battles crisis fatigue
They say it’s darkest before the dawn. Let’s hope that holds true for the diamond sector. We try to strike a hopeful note here at Diamonds in Canada about an…
Top-10 diamond companies in Canada
The Northern Miner has compiled a list of the top-10 diamond companies with headquarters in Canada, ordered by market capitalization, as of early July 2019. 1. Lucara Diamond Market cap:…
Gahcho Kué delivers fancies, large stones
Partners Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ: MPVD) and De Beers seem to be finding their stride at the Gahcho Kué mine, in the Northwest Territories. Mountain Province owns a…
Mountain Province improves resource at Faraday 2
In early April 2019, Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ; MPVD) updated the resource estimate for its Faraday 2 kimberlite — one of several kimberlites at its Kennady North diamond…
BC, Yukon & NWT Snapshot: Gold, base metals and diamonds remain top targets
While wider mining markets may have been subdued in 2018, mineral exploration in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories continued to be a hotbed of activity, with junior and…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 127: The year of the lab-created diamond ft Paul Zimnisky
This episode features an in-depth interview with independent diamond analyst and consultant Paul Zimnisky on the rise this year of laboratory-created diamonds and their effect on the retail diamond market…
New Mountain Province CEO has deep diamond roots
With more than 25 years’ experience in the diamond industry — including 19 with De Beers – Stuart Brown was looking for a new opportunity. He found it as the…
De Beers looks to push the innovation bar at Chidliak
In 2013, De Beers Canada turned down a chance to own a majority stake in Peregrine Diamonds’ Chidliak project in Nunavut. Five years later, it now owns the project outright….