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EHR attracts top diamond exec to board
EHR Resources Ltd. Sept. 22 announced that former De Beers Canada CEO Kim Truter has joined its board of directors. "I am delighted to welcome Kim to the EHR board," said EHR Resources Chairman... — Updated 10/8/2020
Peregrine shareholders approve takeover
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. Aug. 31 reported that its shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the arrangement for De Beers Canada Inc. to buy the Nunavut-focused diamond explorer. In July, De Beers ag... — Updated 9/25/2020
De Beers agrees to buy Peregrine Diamonds
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. July 19 announced that De Beers Canada Inc. has agreed to buy the exploration company in a cash deal worth roughly C$107 million. Under the terms of the agreement, De Beers... — Updated 9/25/2020
More diamonds boost Chidliak PEA
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. May 23 published an updated preliminary economic assessment at Chidliak that shows a substantial increase in the diamonds recovered and financial returns from an initial... — Updated 9/25/2020
Chidliak now hosts 22M carats
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. Feb. 15 reported that its 2017 resource development program has increased the inferred mineral resource of the CH-6 kimberlite pipe at the company's Chidliak diamond project... — Updated 9/24/2020
Nunavut takes stock in 20th year
Twenty years ago, Canada created the territory of Nunavut, carving out the easternmost part of the Northwest Territories to form the country's northernmost jurisdiction. A vast land of lakes and... — Updated 8/14/2020
Territory hits exploration slump
Canada is the world's top destination for mining exploration spending, attracting more than 14 percent of global budgeted expenditures from explorers seeking to tap the country's vast mineral wealth... — Updated 3/1/2019
Mining Explorers 2016: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. continues to focus on the exploration and potential development of its Chidliak diamond project located roughly 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. Since 2008, 71 kimberlites have been... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: Working ahead of the curve
Nunavut seems to be ahead of the curve when it comes to recovering from the global downturn in mineral exploration spending. An estimated C$202.5 million was invested in unlocking this Canadian... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2016: A land of opportunities
Endowed with some of the largest undeveloped mineral belts in the world, investment in public geoscience has shown the potential of Nunavut. The 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles)... — Updated 2/3/2018
Mining Explorers 2017: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. continues to focus on the exploration and potential development of its Chidliak diamond project located roughly 120 kilometers (75 miles) north of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. The company has identified 71 kimberlites... — Updated 1/24/2018
Mining Explorers 2017: Nunavut ready for new mining era
Nunavut is a vast and minerals-rich swath of the Earth's crust and Nunavummiut, or the people who live there, see mining as the foundation of the territory's future. "The mining industry brings... — Updated 1/24/2018
Peregrine to explore Chidliak underground
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. March 6 reported that a recently completed internal study indicates that development of adding underground mining to the proposed development of an open-pit mine at the company's CH-6 kimberlite pipe may enhance the... — Updated 1/18/2018
Peregrine seeks deeper Chidliak CH-6 diamonds
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. Aug. 23 said a three-hole, 1,474-meter drill program confirms the expansion potential of the CH-6 kimberlite at its Chidliak diamond project in Nunavut. DD36, a 378-meter ver... — Updated 1/14/2018
PEA shows robust economics for Chidliak
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. July 7 posted results from preliminary economic assessment for phase-one development of the CH-6 and CH-7 kimberlite pipes at its Chidliak diamond project in Nunavut. The... — Updated 7/17/2016
Impressive results from modest exploration program at Chidliak
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. April 7 reported that the 2015 exploration program at its Chidliak diamond project in Nunavut has significantly increased the mineral resource for the CH-6 kimberlite pipe. The upper 260 meters of CH-6 now contains 4.64 mill... — Updated 4/17/2016
CH-7 diamonds average $100/c; priciest stone worth US$16,555
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. March 8 reported that a 735.75 carat parcel of commercial-size diamonds recovered from five geological units of the CH-7 kimberlite pipe at its Chidliak project in Nunavut... — Updated 3/13/2016
Chidliak kimberlite produces large diamonds
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. Jan. 12 reported that an 814-metric-ton bulk sample from the CH-7 kimberlite pipe at the Chidliak diamond project in Nunavut returned an overall grade of 0.88 carats of diamonds per metric ton. A total of 717.65 carats of... — Updated 1/17/2016
Mining Explorers 2015: Mining spurs growth in Nunavut
Thanks largely to its burgeoning mining sector, Nunavut is leading the Canadian territories in economic growth. With the start-up of the Mary River iron mine late in 2014, Nunavut now has two... — Updated 11/1/2015
Mining Explorers 2015: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
PGD: TSX Executive Chairman: Eric Friedland President and CEO: Tom Peregoodoff President and CEO, Peregrine Exploration: Brooke Clements Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. focused its 2015 exploration on expanding and upgrading the resources for the CH-6 and... — Updated 11/1/2015
Major upgrades for Nunavut capital port
The Honorable Leona Aglukkaq, minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and member of Parliament for Nunavut July 30 announced the federal funding for the Iqaluit Marine... — Updated 8/9/2015
Peregrine eyes more diamonds at Chidliak
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. said its 2015 field work is focused on continued expansion of the diamond resource at its Chidliak project, located 120 kilometers northeast of Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut.... — Updated 7/26/2015
Mining Explorers 2014: Big projects dominate field season
Mineral exploration activity is holding its own in Nunavut this year, despite a tough funding environment and stiff competition from other attractive mining jurisdictions around the world. Although the Far North territory has only one operating... — Updated 11/2/2014
Mining Explorers 2014: Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
PGD: TSX Chairman and CEO: Eric Friedland President: Brooke Clements Chief Geoscientist: Jennifer Pell Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. focused its 2014 exploration on readying promising kimberlites at its Chidliak diamond project for bulk sampling in... — Updated 11/2/2014
Iron, diamonds lead Qikiqtani activity
Mineral exploration activity held its own in Nunavut in 2013, despite a tough funding environment and stiff competition from other attractive mining jurisdictions around the world. Of the mineral projects edging closer to development in the... — Updated 6/29/2014