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Burgundy Diamond Mines recognized for leadership in Environmental, Social & Governance performance
Burgundy Diamond Mines was recognized with an Environmental, Social & Governance award at the Mining and Exploration (MAX) Awards Gala, for its significant contribution and support during the 2023 wildfires in the Northwest Territories (NWT), alongside four other mining counterparts. Burgundy’s value to protect through safe, responsible and effective operations,…
Read MoreTiffany & Co. shares its masterful creation from Ekati rare ‘geological wonder’, a 71-carat a near-perfect octahedron fancy vivid yellow diamond
Tiffany & Co. has unveiled its newest top-quality fancy-coloured diamonds masterfully crafted into two emerald-cut vivid yellow diamonds, one over 15 carats and the other over 20 carats. The exceptional jewels were sourced from Burgundy’s Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada from a 71.26-carat fancy yellow diamond mined in August 2022….
Read MoreEkati Diamond Mine celebrates 25 years of production
Ekati Diamond Mine celebrated 25 years of production on October 14, 2023, and we are both proud of what has been accomplished and excited about the future! Ekati is Canada’s first diamond mine, with the first diamonds discovered in 1991. The discovery triggered the largest staking rush in Canadian history…
Read MoreEkati Diamond Mine Recovers Canada’s Largest Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond
Ekati Diamond Mine is pleased to announce the recovery of an exceptional gemstone – a beautiful octahedron diamond, weighing in at 71.26 carats. The stone was recovered on August 25, from the Ekati Mine Misery Pipe, in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Industry experts have confirmed it is likely the largest fancy…
Read MoreURM development goes into next phase: Ekati Diamond Mine awards IHC Mining with contract for underwater mining crawler
Ekati Diamond Mine and IHC Mining have reached the next important milestone in the development of the underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Ekati has now awarded IHC Mining with a contract to build…
Read MoreEkati Diamond Mine and IHC Mining Jointly Developing Innovative Underwater Remote Mining System
Ekati Diamond Mine and IHC Mining have reached an important milestone in the development of an underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The URM system consists of a floating platform, an underwater mining crawler…
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