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Vancouver — Adding to its promising portfolio of diamond properties in Ontario, Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) has inked a deal with Berland Resources (BNL-V) to pick up more claims in the Porcupine minin…

In response to a deteriorating steel market, Iron Ore Co. of Canada (IOC) is suspending construction of its iron-ore pellet plant in Sept-les, Que.The company has been in the midst of a $360-million …

Construction of Canada’s next diamond mine is 58% complete and remains on schedule for completion in April 2003.London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N) and Toronto-based Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) are spending a tot…

A field season of exploration at the joint-ventured Aredor concession in Guinea has culminated in Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) taking a 500-tonne test sample of the multi-phase K23 kimberlite.The major can ear…

Kennecott Canada Exploration has made another kimberlite discovery on Tahera’s (TAH-T) Rockinghorse property in Nunavut. It is the third such discovery since the current exploration campaign began.The…

Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average sank another 243.43 points, or 2.7%, to 8,659.64 during the report period ended Sept. 25 — its lowest level in four years. The Nasdaq settled at 1501.64.The…

A series of restructuring moves is enabling Tahera (TAH-T) to step up exploration of its extensive landholdings in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.In the latest development, the junior optioned …

Diamond explorer Archon Minerals (ACS-V) has come up empty after drilling 14 geophysical targets on the DHK and WI claim blocks in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories.A year ago, BHP Dia…

Fed by initial prospecting successes, the Wawa diamond hunt may have stirred some enthusiasm in its early days, but it now appears to be settling down to slower and more systematic exploration.The are…

Vancouver — Australian-based Anaconda Nickel continues to suffer financial woes, having posted a A$76-million loss for the second half of 2000.The loss is considerably greater than the A$6.7 million …