Tag Archives: diamond production

Dharmanandan Diamonds to manufacture Canadian cut

August 8, 2018

A Canadian diamond cutter will soon be bringing his work to the international scene.

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Canada’s Snap Lake diamond mine on the market

August 10, 2016

De Beers is selling its Snap Lake diamond mine. The news was first reported by Reuters, which said De Beers had hired Bank of Montreal to find a suitable buyer.

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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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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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De Beers halts production at Snap Lake

December 7, 2015

De Beers is ceasing production at its Snap Lake mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, putting it on care and maintenance and laying off 434 employees. The company says the decision comes after a review of the mine’s operation and current market conditions.

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Alrosa: H1 production up, rough prices down

July 22, 2015

Alrosa says its H1 diamond production for 2015 totalled 18 million carats, up 13 per cent year over year.

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Diavik reports 25 per cent Q4 production drop

January 20, 2015

Canada’s Diavik Diamond Mine is reporting a drop of 25 per cent in carats recovered in the fourth quarter year over year.

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De Beers Canada looks back on 2009

May 17, 2010

Diamond production at De Beers Canada’s mines totalled 1.14 million carats in 2009.

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Rio Tinto cutting back production at Argyle mine

February 17, 2009

Fewer diamonds will be coming out of Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in 2009. The company says the current global economy is spurring it to implement a debt reduction plan that will see the mine’s underground project cut back to only critical development activities.

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