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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]