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Meet the Australian shaking up the global diamond industry
In the 1960s, when Michael O’Keeffe was in primary school, he’d rise around 4am to go and muck out horse stables to earn some money to help his family. He and his sister lived in a flat at the back of the Cairns public hospital with their mum, who ran the maternity ward.
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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