Harry Winston Diamond Corporation announces Diavik Diamond Mine cancels winter production shutdown

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation announce Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.’s decision to cancel a winter production shutdown at the Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Earlier this year, Diavik had announced a series of actions in response to changes in market conditions, including plans for a summer and winter production shutdown. The summer shutdown was safely and successfully concluded... 

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Almaden Minerals Ltd.: Encouraging Results Received from the ATW Diamond Property

Almaden Minerals Ltd. has received results from a Mineral Composition and Surface Texture Study conducted by Mineral Services Canada Inc. (MSC) on mineral grains recovered in 2003 and 2008 from Almaden’s 57.7% owned ATW diamond property located at Mackay Lake, NWT. The ATW project is located proximal to a number of active diamond projects: The Diavik Mine lies about 29 kilometres north, the Snap... 

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation Announces Diavik Diamond Mine Second Quarter 2008 Update

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX: HW; NYSE: HWD) announced that the operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine has provided the following update on work during the second quarter of 2008 at the Diavik Diamond Mine: Ore production accelerated in the second quarter in line with plan due to improved operating conditions. Ore was mined predominantly from the A154 South kimberlite pipe, with smaller tonnages... 

Almaden Minerals Ltd.: Encouraging Results from ATW Diamond Property

Almaden Minerals Ltd. has received results from a 2008 winter exploration program on its 57.7% owned ATW diamond property located at Mackay Lake, NWT. The project is located proximal to a number of active diamond projects: The Diavik Mine lies about 18 miles north, the Snap Lake Project is about 42 miles southwest, and Mountain Province’s property is about 45 miles southeast. Since 1992 when... 

Rio Tinto lodges mining lease applications for Bunder diamond project in India

Rio Tinto lodged mining lease applications for its Bunder diamond project in India in a move it called a vital step in the development of what could be the first significant world class diamond mine in the country. Rio Tinto announced the exploration target for diamond mineralisation at the Bunder project of 40-70 million tonnes at a grade of between 0.3 and 0.7 carats per tonne. The targeted diamond... 

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Diavik Diamond Mine first quarter update

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. (DDMI), operator of the Diavik Diamond Mine, is pleased to provide this first quarter update. Diavik continued to build on its strong safety record with zero lost time injuries, two medical treatments and an all injury frequency rate of 0.37 during the first quarter of 2008. DDMI was notified that for its excellent 2007 safety record, Diavik has been selected to receive the... 

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Rio Tinto iron ore production up 12%

Rio Tinto has posted a 12 per cent increase in first quarter iron ore production but mined copper production fell three per cent from the same time period year. Australia’s second biggest miner attributed the rise in its share of iron ore production to 32.245 million tonnes to its $US5 billion ($A5.97 billion) iron expansion program in Western Australia, but said there had been some impact on...