New Mountain Province CEO has deep diamond roots
With more than 25 years’ experience in the diamond industry — including 19 with De Beers – Stuart Brown was looking for a new opportunity….
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De Beers launches Lightbox
Scrolling through the website of Lightbox Jewelry soon after its launch in late September, three things jump out at you. First, the website declares its…
Star Diamond gets provincial go-ahead
Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM), formerly Shore Gold, has received approval for its Star-Orion South diamond project from Saskatchewan’s environment minister. The project is located near…
Stornoway looks to be cash-flow positive in 2019
An ore shortage in the first half of the year and a challenging underground ramp-up at its Renard mine led Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) to…
Dunnedin drills pipe at Kahuna in Nunavut
In July, Dunnedin Ventures (TSXV: DVI) announced the discovery of a new kimberlite pipe on its Kahuna project in Nunavut. The KH10-11 pipe was tested…
North Arrow tests new kimberlite field in Nunavut
Following up on last year’s discovery of the diamond-bearing ML8 kimberlite at its Mel project in Nunavut, North Arrow Minerals (TSXV: NAR) completed the first…
Lithoquest Diamonds heads to Australia
Any new diamond exploration venture that gets off the ground these days is a notable one. Indeed, Bruce Counts, the CEO of Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV:…
De Beers looks to push the innovation bar at Chidliak
In 2013, De Beers Canada turned down a chance to own a majority stake in Peregrine Diamonds’ Chidliak project in Nunavut. Five years later, it…
Lucara brings Clara digital sales platform online
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) announced in October that its new sales platform Clara Diamond Solutions, is ready for its first sale of diamonds in November….
Anglo American has its eye on Angola
Commodities giant Anglo American (LON: AAL) has applied for exploration concessions for base metals in Angola. “We believe there is geological potential in Angola and…
Lithoquest drills kimberlite at North Kimberley in WA
Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV: LDI; US-OTC: CWVWF) hit undiscovered kimberlite mid-year with the first hole at the company’s 1804 target on its North Kimberley diamond project…
Minerals commentary: Replenishing the diamond pipeline is a daunting task for miners
Given that most of the highly economic diamond deposits in the world have already been put into production, diluted via expansion or depleted, going forward…