Commodity
Diamonds

Early diamonds launch Gahcho Kue mine

If the logistics of building a $1 billion diamond mine 400 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle sound daunting, try organizing its […]

Shaking up safety culture

At a recent crew change heading up to Kennady Diamond’s Kelvin camp northeast of Yellowknife, a dozen or so geologists, camp workers […]

Diamonds, NWT and how the Polar Bear got in there

The Gahcho Kué Project in the Northwest Territories is the world’s largest and richest new diamond mine. In joint venture with De Beers, Mountain Province Diamonds is developing the mine, which is progressing according to plan and...

Shore Gold to build Saskatchewan’s first diamond mine

The idea of finding diamonds in Saskatchewan was met with scepticism in the 1980s. A Russian geophysicist, Dr. J.G. Strnad, predicted the existence of diamondiferous kimberlites, noting the large geophysical anomalies in the province’s...

Great Gusto

At midnight on Valentine’s Day this year, as the Northern Lights swirled eerily overhead and a crisp breeze amplified the -20C chill, an unusual convoy of Western Star heavy haul trucks, pilot vehicles, and highway escorts were...