Azure Resources Corporation

A 56.6-carat octahedral diamond recovered by Australian-based Crown Diamonds at one of its South African mines. The diamond fetched US$488,889.

Southern African diamonds lure Aussies

Vancouver — Once the exclusive domain of De Beers, southern Africa is today being explored by an increasing number of Australian and Canadian companies….


Gold rebound nudges juniors higher

The TSX Venture Exchange retook some ground over the trading period June 16-22, closing at 1,568.96, up almost 46 points. The junior market was propelled by a rebound in the gold price, closing at US$395 per oz., up about US$6. Gold seems to be en…



SearchGold finds diamonds at Mandala

Montreal-based SearchGold Resources (RSG-V) has recovered three large diamonds from its Mandala III North deposit, part of the Mandala River diamond project in Guinea, West Africa.



People (June 23, 2003)

Teck Cominco — Chris Thompson appointed to board of directors.Trivalence — Omair Choudhry appointed CFO; Hamish Malkin resigned as CFO.True North Gems — Len De Melt appointed project m…


People (June 02, 2003)

Melkior — Florent Bell and Francois Desrosiers appointed to board of directors.Pacific Minerals — Rui Feng resigned as director.Pasminco — Mark Rayner, Geoff Allen and Andrew Guy resig…



Partners recover gems from K5 kimberlite

Drilling has yielded diamonds from the K5 kimberlite body at the Aredor concession in Guinea, reports Trivalence Mining (TMI-T).In December, partner Rio Tinto (RTP-N) drilled three reverse-circulation…


Dia Bras starts Banankoro diamond search

A small private placement is funding Dia Bras Exploration’s (DIB-V) search for diamonds in Guinea.The Montreal-based junior acquired the right to earn a 60% interest in the Banankoro permit, which cov…


Dia Bras eyes Guinean diamonds (November 26, 2001)

Montreal-based Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V) has reached an agreement with Sagem, a private Guinean company, to earn a 60% interest in the Banankoro diamond permit.To do so, Dia Bras must pay $50,000 a…


Rio Tinto takes bulk sample from Aredor project

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…


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