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New Gold and Rio Tinto receive sustainable mining excellence awards

Moosa Imran — Tue, 02 May 2023 19:31:11 +0000

The Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) community of interest advisory panel has selected New Gold (TSE:NGD) and Rio Tinto (NSYE: RIO) as winners […]

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Australian Burgundy buys Canada’s largest diamond operation, Arctic Canadian

Northern Miner Staff — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:28:15 +0000

Burgundy Diamond Mines (ASX: BDM) is buying debt-burdened Arctic Canadian, owner of Canada’s largest gem workings, the Ekati mine, to become one […]

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Lucara updates Karowe diamond mine underground expansion

Marilyn Scales — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:10:46 +0000

Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC; BSE: LUC; NASDAQ: LUC) shared information on the progress of its underground expansion project at its wholly owned […]

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Star Diamond, Canterra minerals joint venture Buffalo Hills completes diamond valuation

Moosa Imran — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:00:24 +0000

Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM) and Canterra Minerals (TSXV:CTM) have completed an estimate of the diamond valuation and the abundance of Type IIa […]

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Fancy colour diamond prices up 3.9% in 2022

Cecilia Jamasmie — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:24:00 +0000

Average prices for fancy coloured diamonds of any size climbed by 3.9% in 2022, led by yellows and pinks, the Fancy Color […]

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Tomra Mining to showcase diamond recovery solution

Canadian Mining Journal Staff — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:40:16 +0000

The Tomra COM XRT 300 /FR is a new generation diamond sorting machine. It uses the company’s proprietary ultra-high-resolution sensor, advanced image […]

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Petra Diamonds halts Williamson mine in Tanzania after dam breach

Cecilia Jamasmie — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:05:10 +0000

Petra Diamonds (LON: PDL) said on Monday it had halted operations at its Williamson mine in Tanzania after a tailings storage facility burst, […]

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Diamonds trade watchdog mulls fate of Russian gems

Cecilia Jamasmie — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:03:00 +0000

The Kimberley Process (KP), an international scheme that certifies rough diamond exports, is expected to decide this week whether Russian diamonds should […]

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The Australian diamonds that no one can see

MINING.COM Staff — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:06:00 +0000

Researchers working at the Clarke River Fault, west of Paluma in north Queensland, found the first metamorphic diamonds in rocks in Australia. […]

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Gem Diamonds unearths 114-carat diamond at Letšeng

Cecilia Jamasmie — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:17:00 +0000

Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LON: GEMD) has found a 114-carat rough stone at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the miner’s fourth one over 100 carats mined this […]

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