Tag Archives: Canadian diamonds

De Beers/Mountain Province ramp-up to production at Gahcho Kué

August 4, 2016

Ore from Gahcho Kué is now being fed to a process plant, signaling the formal ramp-up of diamond production for Canada’s newest diamond mine. According to De Beers Group and Mountain Province Diamonds—joint partners in the venture—the project remains on track to reach full commercial operation in the first quarter of 2017.

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Stornoway ramps up ore processing at Renard

July 25, 2016

Processing of ore has commenced at the Renard Diamond Project, says Stornoway Diamond Corp. The development marks the start of a processing ramp-up that is designed to achieve 100 per cent of plant capacity within nine months.

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Gahcho Kué on track for production later this year

June 20, 2016

Mountain Province Diamonds says production at Gahcho Kué is still scheduled to commence in the third quarter of the year, now that it’s achieved mechanical completion of the primary crusher.

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Diavik Foxfire headlines IDE week

May 18, 2016

Rio Tinto’s 187.7-carat Diavik Foxfire diamond is set to headline the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) third International Rough Diamond Week. Discovered last fall in the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, the Diavik Foxfire is considered the largest rough diamond ever found in North America.

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Diavik hits 100-million-carat milestone

May 18, 2016

One hundred million carats of rough diamonds have been unearthed at Canada’s Diavik mine since production commenced in 2003. Located on an island in a remote sub-arctic lake, Diavik produces predominantly gem-quality diamonds. The mine is operated and partly owned by Rio Tinto.

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Peregrine revises CH-6 kimberlite mineral resource

April 14, 2016

Peregrine Diamonds is revising the inferred mineral resource for the CH-6 kimberlite at its Chidliak Diamond Project.

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Kennady Diamonds discovers third kimberlite at Faraday

March 21, 2016

Kennady Diamonds says it has found a third kimberlite body at Canada’s high-grade Faraday cluster. The discovery comes after the core rig was moved to a geophysical target approximately 80 m to the southwest where indications of the presence of volcaniclastic kimberlite were discovered during the winter of 2015.

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Gahcho Kué mine on track for production

March 15, 2016

Mountain Province Diamonds says development of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s north is more than 87 per cent complete and on track for first production during the second half of 2016.

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Birks unveils 15.10-carat North Star at TIFF

September 16, 2015

Hollywood celebrities aren’t the only stars shining at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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Kennady Diamonds: Processing of Kelvin bulk sample complete

August 20, 2015

Kennady Diamonds has completed processing of the Kelvin 436 tonne bulk sample.

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