Lucara Diamond CEO just getting started
āI donāt ever believe in using the word try,ā says William Lamb, the current driving force behind Lucara Diamond (LUC-T). āIf you try, you are…
Articles by Alisha Hiyate
Shear Diamonds suspends production at Jericho
Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) suspended production from stockpiles at its Jericho diamond mine, in Nunavut, in early September. The company, led by president and CEO Julie…
Roughing it: A roundup of diamond juniors
Afri-Can Marine Minerals (AFA-V) completed a sampling program last April at the EPL 3403 seabed diamond project off the coast of Namibia. The company recovered…
Anglo takes the reins at De Beers
As global diversified miners BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) look to step out of the diamond business, a third, Anglo American…
Questions, but no answers (yet)
These are interesting times for an industry that is still recovering from the Great Recession. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto announced in recent months that…
Diamonds: as good as gold for investors?
The financial crisis of 2008 was the first time that many investors experienced first-hand the worst-case scenarios of investing. In response to that frightening experience,…
Peregrine ready to dance with a new partner at Chidliak
When Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) lost BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) as a 51% partner at Chidliak late last year, it didnāt look good for the junior….
Marange diamonds cast light on Kimberley Process shortcomings
In only a few years, Zimbabweās Marange diamond fields have transformed from a free-for-all of thousands of diamondĀ prospectors sifting through dirt to a modernized,…
Mountain Province Diamonds raising $47M for Gahcho KuƩ
To pay its share of initial capital costs at the $550-million Gahcho KuĆ© diamond project, in the Northwest Territories, Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T, MDM-X) is…
Peregrine preps Chidliak for bulk sampling
The year 2010 would have been tough for Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) to top, even in the best of markets. The company made 34 new kimberlite…
Pat Sheahan: A diamond-seeker’s best friend
Pat Sheahan has always done things her own way. The diamond researcher and founder of the Sheahan-MDRU literature service ā which, in various forms, has…
The birth of an industry
The genesis of Canada’s diamond industry can be pinpointed precisely to twenty years ago this month. That’s when BHP Billiton reported that its partner Dia…