News – 19-JUL-04
Highland Gold sews up Russian ground…
Diamonds North Resources Ltd
Diamonds North, Kennecott combine Nunavut ground
Vancouver – An agreement between Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) and Kennecott Canada, a Rio Tinto (RTP-N) group c…
Diamonds North, BHP consolidate holdings
Canada overtakes South Africa in diamond value
With two diamond mines already established and three projects at the permitting stages, Canada will surpass South Africa this year in terms of diamond production value and move into third place, behin…
Blue Ice proves puzzling
After a summer’s drilling on the High Arctic Blue Ice project at Victoria Island, there appear to be more questions than answers for Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V).Both the Carina and newly discover…
Diamonds North finds more stones at Blue Ice
Having completed a second season of exploration field work on the Victoria Island diamond projects in the High Arctic region of both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, Diamonds North Resources (DD…
Diamonds North targets Victoria Island (July 28, 2003)
Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has returned to Victoria Island in Nunavut, hoping to build on last year’s diamond exploration program, in which 11 kimberlite bodies and showings were found.This year…
Kimberlites elude Majescor
After drill-testing 11 geophysical targets at its Portage project in Quebec, Majescor Resources (MAJ-V) reports that no kimberlite was intersected.The company used a reverse-circulation rig to sample …
Teck Cominco eyes diamonds on Victoria Island
Vancouver — Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has inked a deal with Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V), paving the way for the world’s largest zinc producer to earn up to a 70% interest in the Blue Ice diamond prop…
Diamonds drive junior market higher
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange inched forward over the holiday-shortened week ended June 30 as investors found a renewed appetite for diamond explorers. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite i…
Drybones Bay kimberlite yields stones
A kimberlite discovery in the Drybones Bay area, southwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T., has proved diamondiferous.New Shoshoni Ventures (NSV-V) found the DB-2 body during a winter drilling campaign designe…
People (May 12, 2003)
Compania Minera Antamina — Wendell Pauling appointed president and CEO.Diamonds North — Bruce Kienlen appointed to exploration team.DiamondWorks — Robert Rainey appointed CFO.