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World's largest new diamond mine ramps up to commercial production in Canada's North
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. Aug. 3 said the commissioning of the Gahcho Kué diamond plant in Northwest Territories has been completed ahead of schedule and the ramp up to commercial production has commenced. Gahcho Kué remains on track to a... — Updated 2/6/2018
Largest new diamond mine opens in NWT
The De Beers Group Sept. 20 reported the opening of Gahcho Kué, the world's largest new diamond mine. A joint venture between De Beers (51 percent) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49 percent), the Gahcho Kué Mine in Northwest Territories is e... — Updated 2/5/2018
Gahcho Kué off to a brilliant start
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. provided its first quarterly production report Oct. 24 for the new Gahcho Kué diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. From the Aug. 1 start of ramp-up production to Sept. 30, the plant produced 198,000 carats of... — Updated 2/5/2018
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Mining Explorers 2016: Unlocking NWT's potential
While most mining jurisdictions have seen sharp drops in mineral exploration spending, such investments in Northwest Territories has largely held steady at about C$100 million annually during the... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Next NWT diamond mine emerges
With Canada's newest diamond mine looming on the horizon in Northwest Territories, crews at the Kennady North project about seven kilometers (4.5 miles) to the southwest, do not have far to look... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Mining Explorers 2016: Unlocking mineral potential in NWT
As the summer’s midnight sun gives way to aurora-filled winter night skies, seasons are once again changing in Canada’s Northwest Territories. And, much like the seasons, our resource ind... — Updated 2/3/2018 Full story
Kelvin diamond values similar to Gahcho Kué
Kennady Diamonds Inc. Nov. 15 reported the results of a valuation of 2,262.43 carats of commercial sized diamonds recovered from the Kelvin kimberlite at the company's Kennady North project in Northwest Territories. Belgium-based WWW International... — Updated 1/29/2018
Kennady honored for diamond exploration
Kennady Diamonds Inc. is co-recipient of the prestigious Mines and Money Exploration Company of the Year award for 2016, presented during the Mining Journal Outstanding Achievement Awards Gala... — Updated 12/11/2016
Gahcho Kué Mine achieves glittering safety milestone
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. June 20 reported mechanical completion of the primary crusher at Gahcho Kué and that commissioning of the process plant at the Northwest Territories diamond mine... — Updated 6/26/2016 Full story
New Northwest Territories diamond mine nears
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. May 9 reported that development of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Northwest Territories is roughly 94 percent complete and on track for first production during the... — Updated 5/15/2016
Ice road delivers; Gahcho Kué ready for 2016 start
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. March 14 reported that development of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine is more than 87 percent complete and remains on track to begin production during the second half... — Updated 3/20/2016 Full story
Key Snap Lake workers sent to Gahcho Kué
The De Beers Group of Companies Dec. 4 announced that it is placing the Snap Lake diamond mine on care and maintenance. The company said it will evaluate market conditions over the next year to... — Updated 12/13/2015 Full story
Mining Explorers 2015: NWT exploration dips sharply
Mineral exploration spending in Northwest Territories dipped sharply in 2015. While the final numbers are not in, Natural Resources Canada predicts exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures in... — Updated 11/1/2015 Full story
Mining Explorers 2015: Kennady Diamonds Inc.
KDI: TSX.V Chairman: Jonathan Comerford President and CEO: Patrick Evans VP, Finance and CFO: Bruce Ramsden Kennady Diamonds Inc.'s ultimate goal is to develop next-generation Northwest Territories diamond mine at its Kennady North diamond project... — Updated 11/1/2015
Canterra narrows NWT diamond targets
Canterra Minerals Corp. Sept. 3 said it is carrying out a till sampling program across its South Slave project, a group of properties that are situated between De Beers Canada's Snap Lake diamond mi... — Updated 9/13/2015
Gahcho Kué Mine on pace for 2016 start
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. July 7 reported that development of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine is progressing according to plan and budget with the overall project roughly 62 percent complete at... — Updated 7/12/2015
Junior borrows funds to build Gahcho Kué
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. April 7 reported closing a US$370 million term loan facility, which finalizes the company's anticipated funding requirements for the construction and commissioning of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Northwest... — Updated 4/12/2015
Kennady Diamonds raises C$18.6M
Kennady Diamonds Inc. March 10 reported the closing of the final tranche of a C$18.64 million non-brokered private placement financing. In this third tranche, the diamond exploration company issued... — Updated 3/15/2015 Full story
Diamonds remain territory's best friend
Thanks to recent progress in development of several major projects in 2014, the outlook for diamond mining in Northwest Territories is suddenly a lot brighter. This is especially good news for the territory's mining industry, which is largely... — Updated 12/21/2014 Full story
Mining Explorers 2014: Diamonds draw industry interest
After ushering in devolution in concert with implementing the first phase of a well-reasoned mineral development strategy, the Northwest Territories is eager to attract new mineral resource investment in 2014 in hopes of building on an uptick in... — Updated 11/2/2014
Mining Explorers 2014: Raising the bar at Kennady North
Since being spun-out of Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. in the summer of 2012, Kennady Diamonds Inc. has had a singular focus - find a next-generation Northwest Territories diamond mine at its... — Updated 11/2/2014
Mining Explorers 2014: Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.
MPV: TSX / MDM: NYSE Chairman: Jonathan Comerford President and CEO: Patrick Evans Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. is an exploration company hoping to transition to diamond miner upon a 2016 start-up at the Gahcho Kué project located about 300... — Updated 11/2/2014
Explorers' hunt for diamonds heats up
Diamonds exploration heated up in the Northwest Territories in 2014 as more and more companies mounted campaigns aimed at identifying the next big discovery in a region that has already produced three operating diamond mines and one well-advanced... — Updated 9/28/2014
Mineral-rich territory seeks explorers
With devolution around the corner and a well-reasoned mineral development strategy in place, government and industry officials in Northwest Territories are making a concerted effort to alert the world to the mineral resource and investment... — Updated 1/26/2014
Mining Explorers 2013: Rich resources spur project investment
Northwest Territories continued to benefit in 2013 from a recent surge of exploration interest. A vast expanse of mountains, forests and tundra that is roughly two-thirds the size of Alaska, the territory covers 1.17 million square kilometers... — Updated 11/3/2013
