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…
Diamonds in Canada
Celebrating 20 years of diamonds at BHP Billiton
The story of EKATI Diamond Mine began in 1981, when geologist Charles Fipke found diamond indicator minerals near Blackwater Lake on the east side of…
The Point Lake ‘epiphany’: How a single discovery spawned an entire industry
On Nov. 6, 1991, the latest edition of The Northern Miner was on its way to bed when our fax machine spit out one page…
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 — 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…
Canada’s diamond bourse heads east
Eyeing the strong and growing demand for diamonds in China, the Diamond Bourse of Canada (DBC) has set up a permanent liaison office in the…
Lucara set for 2012 startup at AK6
Construction activities at Lucara Diamond’s (LUC-T) AK6 diamond mine in Botswana continue largely on track and on budget despite a two-month delay this summer. South…
Shear puts its nose to the grindstone at Jericho
Since announcing a gutsy move to acquire the past-producing Jericho diamond mine in Nunavut last year, Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) has been doing the hard work…
Metalex plans bulk sample at Kyle Lake
It’s a tall order, but if Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) can get the various permits and funding it needs, it could begin a 10,000-tonne bulk sample…
Stornoway set to release Renard feasibility
At press time in mid-October, a feasibility study for Stornoway Diamond‘s (SWY-T) 100%-owned Renard project, in Quebec, was due out within weeks. While Stornoway president…
Shore Gold in financing mode
Now that Shore Gold (SGF-T) has released a positive feasibility study for the Star-Orion project, in Saskatchewan, the only question that remains is how to…
Will Japan’s disasters derail the diamond recovery?
As the human toll of Japan’s devastating triple disaster becomes clearer, the world is beginning to take stock of the potential economic impacts of the…