Full speed ahead for Stornoway at Renard
As Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) makes progress on the all-weather road that will give it the access it needs to begin construction at its Renard diamond project in north-central Quebec, the…
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Dominion sees improving market in Q4
Dominion Diamond’s (DDC-T, DDC-N) fourth-quarter and year-end results for fiscal 2013 reveal an improving diamond market in the final quarter of last year, with rough prices increasing by 11%. Sales…
Bob Gannicott on Dominion Diamond’s new vision
Since Canada’s second diamond mine, Diavik, went into production in 2003, its 40% owner — at that time known as Aber Diamond — has been looking for other quality diamond…
Partners move Gahcho Kué forward
Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T, MDM-X) and De Beers completed ice road deliveries to the Gahcho Kué diamond joint venture, 300 km northeast of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, at the…
Karowe delivers for Lucara
Lucara Diamond (LUC-T) has discovered several spectacular diamonds — including four rare blue gems — since it started full production at its Karowe mine, in Botswana, last August. Lucara has…
Sheahan keeps diamond literature service going
At the end of last year, the University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) stopped offering the Sheahan-MDRU literature service, and the service’s founder, Patricia Sheahan, is now…
Chuck Fipke joins the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In January, mine-finder Chuck Fipke was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. Fipke’s hard work, perseverance and innovative exploration techniques led to the discovery of Canada’s first diamond…
Pierre Lassonde: The gold guru sounds off on diamonds
In a frank discussion with Diamonds in Canada in late September, the cofounder and now chairman of Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) and ex-Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) CEO explains why he believes…
Diamcor Mining closes in on first diamond sale
Diamond junior Diamcor Mining (DMI-V) is flying high: The junior’s share price has gone from a low of 26¢ late last year to a 52-week high of $1.41 in late…
Shore submits revised EIS for Star-Orion
In August, Shore Gold (SGF-T) submitted a revised environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Star-Orion project, in Saskatchewan, to provincial and federal regulators. The 10,500-page document is based on the…
Unable to go big, BHP and Rio Tinto go home
In the space of just a few months, both BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) announced they were reviewing their diamond businesses. BHP, the 80% owner of…
India to the rescue?
China’s rising appetite for diamonds is often the focus of attention for diamond-watchers, but there’s another Asian giant that plays a pivotal role in the market. Like China, India has…