Kennady Diamonds Inc. Sept. 19 reported the recovery of 1,278 carats of commercial-sized diamonds from a 612-metric-ton bulk sample from the Kelvin kimberlite at the company's Kennady North project in Northwest Territories.

At 2.09 carats per metric tons, the diamond grade of this sample is similar to the 2.02 g/t average of a bulk sample collected from the south limb of the same kimberlite in...