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Brazil Minerals Announces Preliminary Result for Initial Drilling of New Diamond and Gold Area

Brazil Minerals, Inc. (the "Company" or "BMIX") announced today the preliminary result for the initial drilling of a new dry area for diamonds and gold, utilizing the Company's own Banka 4-inch drill. The first exploration hole in such area yielded a sizeable layer of "starched quartz" gravel, known locally to be the richest type for diamonds and gold. In the small sample collected, both diamond and gold presence was seen by the naked eye.

28 Apr 2015

Scio Diamond Technology Plans to Complete Manufacturing Expansion to Increase its Diamond-Growing Capacity

Scio Diamond Technology Corporation today said it will complete a manufacturing expansion in May that will more than double its capacity to create lab-grown diamonds. The company is refitting its current diamond-growing reactors with larger growing platforms and also adding new reactors.

28 Apr 2015

Alto Identifies Numerous Kimberlite Indicator Mineral Grains on West Fisher and GEFA Properties

Alto Ventures Ltd. is pleased to announce results of a high-resolution airborne magnetic survey flown at 50 m line spacing over its 100% owned West Fisher claims located approximately 12 km northwest of the Pikoo diamond discovery, northern Saskatchewan (see Figure 1). Preliminary interpretation has identified 16 magnetic targets with geophysical signatures that could be related to kimberlite intrusions.

24 Apr 2015

North Arrow Reports Rare, Natural Type Ib Yellow Diamonds from Q1-4 Kimberlite

North Arrow Minerals Inc. is pleased to report that yellow diamonds from the Q1-4 kimberlite contain un-aggregated nitrogen, a defining characteristic of rare, natural Type Ib diamonds with fancy "Canary Yellow" colours.

23 Apr 2015

Lucara Announces Recovery of 341.9 Carat Diamond from Botswana Karowe Mine

Nasdaq Stockholm) Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has recovered a 341.9 carat gem quality diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana. The stone was recovered while processing fragmental kimberlite from the central and south lobe interface.

21 Apr 2015

Stornoway Commences Principal Concrete Pour at Renard Diamond Project Process Plant

Stornoway Diamond Corporation is pleased to announce that it has commenced the principal concrete pour at the Renard Diamond Project process plant.

From Stornoway Diamond Corporation 8 Apr 2015

Brazil Minerals Mines Large 4.01-Carat Rough Diamond

Brazil Minerals, Inc. announced today that it had mined its largest rough diamond to date at 4.01 carats. This gem has very good appearance and no visible points or inclusions, and thus appears to be able to yield high color and clarity grades. The Company plans to have this rough diamond cut and polished before selling it.

7 Apr 2015

Winter Drilling Program Confirms Pikoo Project's Potential for Multiple Diamondiferous Kimberlite Discoveries

North Arrow Minerals Inc. is pleased to report that three new kimberlite occurrences have been discovered as part of an exploration drilling program at the Pikoo Diamond Project in central eastern Saskatchewan, approximately 10 km north of the road accessible community of Deschambault Lake.

31 Mar 2015

Peregrine Diamonds Enters Agreement to Acquire Diamexstrat Botswana

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the shares of Diamexstrat Botswana (Proprietary) Ltd. ("DES Botswana"), a privately held Botswana registered diamond exploration and development company, from Diamond Exploration Strategies Limited, a UK registered private company ("DES UK"). DES Botswana's primary assets are eight highly prospective diamond Prospecting Licences, covering 5,746 km2 in Botswana.

31 Mar 2015

Peregrine Diamonds Transfers Diamond Properties to Wholly Owned Subsidiary

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. is pleased to report that the following diamond properties have now been transferred to its wholly owned subsidiary Peregrine Exploration Ltd.

25 Mar 2015