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DIAMONDS: Gahcho Kue ramp up begins with 24- and 12-ct stones
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Toronto-based Mountain Province Diamonds says production is ramping up at the new Gahcho Kue diamond mine 280 km northeast of Yellowknife, with the added bonus that two gem quality stones weighing 24.65 and 12.10 carats have been…
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CanAlaska’s diamond play attracts $20M option from De Beers
VANCOUVER — Prospect generator CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) is not commonly associated with diamonds, but on May 18 it announced a $20.4-million option agreement with De Beers Canada on 75 “kimberlite-style” targets staked in Saskatchewan’s northwestern Athabasca basin. The company acquired the claims…
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DIAMONDS: De Beers mothballs Snap Lake
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – De Beers Canada put its Snap Lake diamond mine on care and maintenance late last week. Maintenance work and that required to keep various permits in force will continue. The Snap Lake mine 220 km northeast of…
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DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT – Applications filed for Gahcho Ku
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – DE BEERS CANADA has filed an application for its third diamond mine in Canada. Yesterday (N…
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IMPACT BENEFIT AGREEMENT – Snap Lake covered
YELLOWKNIFE – Representatives of DE BEERS CANADA and the YELLOWKNIVES DENE FIRST NATION have reached agreement on t…
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IMPACT BENEFIT AGREEMENT – Victor diamond mine covered
NORTHERN ONTARIO – The ATTAWAPISKAT FIRST NATION and DE BEERS CANADA have signed an impact benefit agreement for th…
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ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL – Victor diamond projects gets ‘Okay’
NORTHERN ONTARIO – Toronto’s DE BEERS CANADA has received final environmental approval for its Victor diamond mine …
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DIAMOND EXPLORATION – Tahera’s Muskox to be tested
NUNAVUT – Toronto-based TAHERA DIAMOND CORP. is making plans for a large-scale evaluation program of its Muskox kim…
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT – Victor diamond project gets nod
NORTHERN ONTARIO – ENVIRONMENT CANADA has given its stamp of approval to the environmental assessment study for DE …
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IMPACT BENEFIT AGREEMENT – Victor diamond project covered
NORTHERN ONTARIO – The ATTAWAPISKAT FIRST NATION has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Impact Benefit Agreement…
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DOING SOME DIGGING – A trek across Canada for mining news
Summer is nearly here and our thoughts turn to vacation trips. This is a wide and wonderful country that should be …
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Diamonds North, De Beers, Canadian Royalties, Imperial Metals, Gammon Lake, Northern Orion, Weda Bay
Bill Zimmerman, formerly president of BHP Diamonds, has been elected to the board of Vancouver-based DIAMONDS NORTH…