Stornoway opens Quebec’s first diamond mine
JAMES BAY REGION, QUE. — On a blustery grey day in mid-October, as Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) welcomes 200 visitors to the official opening of its Renard diamond mine in…
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Stornoway’s first diamonds
It’s not easy to over deliver, let alone deliver according to plan. But it’s what Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) has a knack for doing. In mid-July, the company started processing…
Stornoway adds three years to mine life at Renard
A new mine plan that incorporates revisions to mineral resource estimates completed in 2013 and 2015 adds three additional years of production to Stornoway Diamond’s (TSX: SWY) Renard project, which…
Q&A: Why diamond stocks haven’t lost their shine
After a 12-15% decline in rough diamond prices last year, 2016 has seen a stronger start to the year. Even so, Edward Sterck, Director of Equity Research, Metals and Mining…
Stornoway’s resource rises at Renard
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY; US-OTC: SWYDF) is halfway through building its Renard diamond mine in Quebec — the first diamond mine in the province, and one of only two currently being built in Canada — but already the project is…
Northern Empire rises again with an eye on Alaskan gold
VANCOUVER — The management team at Northern Empire Resources (TSXV: NM; US-OTC: PSPGF) believe it’s an opportune time to get back into the project-generation game, and that the early stage Richardson gold project in Alaska’s…
Diamond stocks stronger than ever: analyst Des Kilalea
Fresh off RBC Capital Markets’ 8th annual diamond conference, held in March in Toronto, Diamonds in Canada interviewed RBC mining analyst Des Kilalea in late March. Kilalea discussed the state…
Around the world: The latest news from 18 Canadian-listed diamond plays
Alto Ventures In April, Alto Ventures (TSXV: ATV) reported that 12 of 37 till samples taken at its West Fisher claims, 12 km northwest of North Arrow Minerals’ Pikoo project…
Editorial: Plenty to do for proposed association
No one is forecasting that 2015 will be a boom year for diamonds, but diamond miners are still looking good.. “Our view is that the diamond sector continues to offer…
Eira Thomas focuses on value preservation at Kaminak
It’s interesting to watch Eira Thomas’ transition from the diamond space in the gold sector, now that she’s heading up Vancouver-based junior Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF).
Bulk sample results boost diamond junior North Arrow
The initial results of a bulk sample from North Arrow Minerals’ (TSXV: NAR; US-OTC: NHAWF) Q1-4 kimberlite, at the Qilalugaq project in Nunavut, show that the yellow diamonds that were recovered in early sampling persist into larger…
Royal Nickel could be takeover target, analyst says
Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) is an attractive takeover candidate, mining analyst Nik Rasskazovskiy of independent investment dealer Salman Partners contends in a recent research note.