An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for Rio Tinto, Burgundy Mines and De Beers to access their diamond mines in the remote Arctic region.

Monday, April 1, 2024 - 23:24:34

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto is going ahead with a $40 million expansion of its iconic Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada, which will extend the operation’s life to at least early 2026.

Friday, February 24, 2023 - 11:02:35

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto became on Thursday the sole owner of the iconic Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories after buying the 40% share held by Dominion Diamond Mines, despite previously saying it had no plans to take full control of the aging Arctic mine.

Friday, November 19, 2021 - 13:08:03

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Mining News Pro - Burgundy Diamond Mines plans to return the Ellendale mine to production as early as next year after securing funding for the resumption of operations.

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - 12:21:17

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Mining News Pro - Britain's Firestone Diamonds has agreed to sell its Botswana mine to a local company for just $50 000, after previous attempts to offload the mine it valued at $10-million in 2014 fell through.

Thursday, July 8, 2021 - 16:25:42

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Mining News Pro - Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp has secured credit-approved commitments for senior debt facilities of up to $220-million to fund the underground expansion of its Karowe mine that will allow the operation to continue until at least 2040.

Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 13:27:26

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Mining News Pro - Dominion Diamond Mines, the company that owns a controlling interest in the Ekati mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, reported that one employee travelling to the mine on December 23, 2020, tested positive for covid-19.

Monday, December 28, 2020 - 12:07:29 PM

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Mining News Pro - Dominion Diamond Mines, the company that owns a controlling interest in the Ekati mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, announced that some 60 employees will be called back to the operation for an anticipated restart.

Monday, November 16, 2020 - 1:20:13 PM

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Mining News Pro - Lucapa Diamond Company has re-commenced mining operations at the Mothae kimberlite diamond mine in Lesotho, Africa.

Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 12:03:59 PM

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Mining News Pro - The Renard mine, in the James Bay territory of Quebec, will be put back into production this month, mining royalty and streaming company Osisko Gold Royalties announced on Monday.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 1:02:13 PM

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Mining News Pro - Zimbabwe’s second-largest diamond miner sees demand picking up, after the coronavirus pandemic forced RioZim to halt sales in March amid slumping gem prices.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 2:25:32 PM

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Mining News Pro - Russian State-controlled diamond producer Alrosa said on Friday that its second-quarter net profit fell by 98% year on year to 300-million roubles ($4-million) as the novel coronavirus outbreak hit demand for precious stones.

Friday, August 14, 2020 - 5:39:16 PM

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Mining News Pro - De Beers Venetia Mine has unveiled a R10-million coronavirus testing laboratory that will be used to check the diamond mines’ employees and contractors for Covid-19.

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 12:06:41 PM

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Mining News Pro - Canadian diamond miner Mountain Province Diamonds has provided a new guidance for 2020, as CEO Stuart Brown says that demand for rough diamonds is starting to show signs of interest.

Friday, June 19, 2020 - 3:26:06 PM

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Mining News Pro - Global miner Rio Tinto PLC has no plans to take full control of its Canadian Arctic diamond mine, which faces closure and will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up, court documents show.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 3:06:05 PM

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Mining News Pro - The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended the board of directors and management of state-controlled diamond mining company MIBA, after an audit revealed significant irregularities, the government said in a statement.

Monday, June 1, 2020 - 11:07:46 AM

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Mining News Pro - Kwatani says it has helped a South Africa diamond operation double the feed rate of its degrit screen through the use of one of its customised solutions.

Friday, May 15, 2020 - 3:53:06 PM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto announced this weekend that it is introducing covid-19 testing at its Diavik diamond mine in Canada

Monday, May 11, 2020 - 3:49:09 PM

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Mining News Pro - Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output in carats, plans to resume operations at its Mir mine, which has been shuttered since 2017, with work on the project set to start in 2024, local authorities have said.

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 11:17:26 AM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto’s iconic Argyle mine in remote Western Australia, the world’s biggest and the main global source of high-quality pink diamonds, will close in the fourth quarter this year, potentially pushing prices up and spurring exploration.

Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 10:18:51 AM

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Mining News Pro - Sierra Leoneans living next to the country’s largest diamond mine are taking their government to West Africa’s regional court for failing to protect them from alleged environmental lapses by the company that runs it, a subsidiary of Octea Limited.

Friday, August 30, 2019 - 2:54:59 PM

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Mining News Pro - At the foot of a slag heap some 40 metres high, Adi Kalie Bangura showed the black welts that dot his arms and legs that he says are the result of drinking and bathing in water contaminated by Sierra Leone’s largest diamond mine.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 11:24:31 AM

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Mining News Pro - The world’s top diamond producer by output, Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), and the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company have signed a joint venture agreement to develop diamond deposits in Zimbabwe.

Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 10:23:31 AM

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Mining News Pro - The low price environment in which the Renard diamond mine began its operations two years ago is continuing to affect the company operating the Quebec-based mine, with Stornoway Diamonds ending 2018 in the red.

Friday, March 29, 2019 - 11:05:52 AM

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Mining News Pro - Botswana`s Debswana Diamond Mining, a joint venture between De Beers and the southern Africa country`s government, have awarded Thiess’ subsidiary CIMIC a $1.2-billion contract to extend the lifespan of their Jwaneng mine.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 10:48:13 AM

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