Buried treasure: An overview of news from active diamond companies
An overview of the latest news from active diamond explorers, developers and miners in Canada, and Canadian-listed companies working abroad. Adia Resources This spring, Adia…
Diamonds in Canada
Tres-Or drills Guigues kimberlite in Quebec
The Guigues kimberlite pipe in northern Quebec, 10 km from Notre- Dame-du-Nord, was discovered by De Beers in 1983. But despite its long history, it…
Rio Tinto unveils new tech for bulk sample at Star
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has completed its 2019 bulk sampling program at Star Diamond’s (TSX: DIAM) Star-Orion South diamond project, 60 km east…
Stornoway’s creditors step in to save Renard
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) and its creditors reached a deal that will see the Renard diamond mine operate during corporate restructuring, after the company’s failure…
Karowe delivers blue and pink stones
Exceptional diamonds are nothing new for Lucara Diamond’s (TSX: LUC) Karowe mine in Botswana, but this fall has seen the miner unearth coloured gems as…
Diamonds Symposium explores industry challenges and solutions
The second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium, organized by The Northern Miner, took place in Toronto in June. This year’s featured speakers included Chris Jennings,…
Editorial: Diamond sector battles crisis fatigue
They say it’s darkest before the dawn. Let’s hope that holds true for the diamond sector. We try to strike a hopeful note here at…
Why 2020 could be a better year for diamonds
Following a strong first half of 2018, the balance of the year and most of 2019 was disappointing for the diamond industry. The most recent…
Diamond exploration pioneer Chris Jennings sees past market gloom
When the Diavik diamond mine began production in 2004, there were likely more than a few miners that experienced deep pangs of regret, remembering that…
Diamcor nears production announcement
Diamcor Mining’s (TSXV: DMI) Krone-Endora project isn’t a typical diamond development story. The project, next to De Beers’ Venetia mine in South Africa, is an…
Q&A with De Beers’ Mpumi Zikalala
In February, De Beers announced it was consolidating its assets in South Africa and Canada into one entity called De Beers Group Managed Operations. At…
A diamond by any other name?
When Signet Jewelers’ (NYSE: SIG) e-commerce subsidiary James Allen began offering man-made diamonds in May, the company added an additional search tab to the site:…