International Samuel Exploration Corp

INDICATOR MINERALSA map outlining eastern Nunavut's emerging Franklin diamond district.

Nunavut’s Pelly Bay area shows diamond potential

A new kimberlite camp is emerging in the Canadian Arctic as Indicator Minerals (IME-V) has discovered several large, pipe-like kimberlite bodies during a summer drilling campaign on the Darby project…


STORNOWAY DIAMONDA drill platform at Stornoway Diamond's Aviat project in eastern Nunavut, where the company plans to focus the lion's share of its exploration dollars in 2006.

Arctic diamond hunt heads east

Vancouver — With most of the best prospects in the Lac de Gras diamond camp already in senior company hands, Canadian diamond exploration companies have shifted their focus to less explored areas con…


Stornoway Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas (right) prepares core for transport from the Aviat diamond property on the Melville Peninsula in Nunavut.

High-interest source eludes Churchill JV

Despite discovering 17 new kimberlite bodies during the 2005 spring and summer drilling campaign at the Churchill project in eastern Nunavut, disappointing microdiamond results illustrate the fact tha…


Shear adds to Churchill discoveries

Spurred on by promising pyrope garnet indicator-mineral till chemistry, Shear Minerals (SRM-V) has added to the number of kimberlites at its Churchill diamond project in Nunavut, with the discovery of four new bodies.


Shear, Stornoway add to Churchill discoveries

A second round of drilling on the Churchill diamond project, near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, has resulted in the discovery of four new kimberlite bodies, bringing the total number of kimberlites found s…


Diagem leads juniors on western exchange

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to stay in bull territory over the week ended Sept. 16 despite recent-profit taking, which prompted the largest 1-day drop in nearly two months. But when …


Prospector George Harkin examines drill core the from Expo-Ungava property in northern Quebec. The drill program was financed in part by issuing 1.05 million flow-through units in February.

Flow-through funds jump start juniors

Vancouver — Taking advantage of one of the last remaining officially sanctioned tax incentives in Canada, mineral exploration companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange raised $41.1 million in flow…


More kimberlites found at Churchill

The discovery of two more kimberlites during a first pass of drilling on the Churchill project, north of Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, brings the total number of kimberlite bodies found to date to seven.Sh…


Workers unload fuel and supplies from a Hercules C-130 transport aircraft at the Igloolik Airport.

New diamond plays come into view in northern Canada

The diamond hunt is exploding with new kimberlite discoveries beyond the Slave Craton in Canada’s Far North. Recent discoveries are reported near Rankin Inlet and on the Melville Peninsula in eastern …


Diamonds glitter on junior market

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange experienced a surge in diamond-related issues during the week ended June 17. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index jumped 17.36 points, or 1.58%, and close…


At the Churchill project in Nunavut, Sean Hawkes (left, in front), a first-aid attendant with 1984 Enterprises, stands beside Chris Raffle, a geologist with Texas-based APEX Geoscience, and Robert Woodhead, a pilot with Great Slave Helicopters.

New kimberlite camp emerges north of Rankin Inlet

A $3-million investment to acquire a 14% minority stake in the Churchill diamond project in Nunavut is already paying dividends for BHP Billiton (BHP-N). The major reports that two separate kimberlite…


Gold adds lustre to dull market

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange edged forward as investors picked up selective junior stocks over the week ended June 10. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 7.98 points, or 0.73%…


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