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Northern Minerals expands exploration team as it looks to increase resource inventory The company is looking to increase the resource inventory at the Brown Range Heavy Rare Earth Project in northern Western Australia. The company plans to start RC drilling in June 2021 to target extensions to mineralisation. Northern Minerals Ltd (ASX:NTU) (OTCMKTS:NOURF) (FRA:NUN) has expanded its exploration team with the appointment of Simon Pooley as general manager of geology and the promoti...

The future of the Australian diamond sector is now heavily reliant on exploration, with firms vying to make another large discovery. Click here to read part one of this article, which covers t he closure of the Argyle diamond mine. When the mining equipment permanently shut down at Western Australia’s Argyle mine in November 2020, the country’s diamond sector entered a transitional period. As the world’s fourth largest diamond-producing asset shuttered, domestic output of the gems instan...

Appointed: 12 December 2020 Mr. Bohm is a qualified mining professional with extensive Corporate & Operations experience. Michael has extensive minerals industry experience in Australia, South East Asia, Africa, Chile, Canada and Europe. A graduate of WA School of Mines, Michael has worked as a mining engineer, mine manager, study manager, project manager, project director and managing director and has been directly involved in a number of mine developments in the gold, nickel and diamond secto...

From birth to timeless legacy: The complete story of Argyle pink diamonds Posted April 22, 2021 | By Arabella Roden • Editor As the era of the Argyle Mine draws to a close, ARABELLA RODEN explores the compelling history and enduring legacy of the world’s premier source of pink diamonds. REPORT INDEX - CLICK ITEM TO JUMP TO RELEVANT SECTION I N   F O C U S    Chart source: Jeweller analysis, GIA, excludes Petite Suites and Pink Everlastings is no way to discuss the pink diamond ...

A moment with the father of Australian diamonds Posted April 15, 2021 | Geologist Ewen Tyler AM discovered all three of Australia’s diamond mines – Argyle and Ellendale in Western Australia, and Merlin in the Northern Territory. During the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Ewen Tyler established Australias fledgling diamond industry Acting against conventional wisdom, Tyler spent the better part of a decade searching Australia’s vast interior for diamond-bearing kimberlites (ancient volcano �...

This Endurance Gold profile is part of a paid investor education campaign.* Overview The project generator model has become one of the resource industry’s best strategies for minimizing risks associated with exploration-stage projects. Analysts point out that much value in prospective companies is its team’s intellectual capital and prospecting talents that can develop a portfolio of 100 percent owned projects with world class discovery potential that minimizes risk for investors. Investors...

Australia ranks fourth in diamond production with annual output of roughly 14.2 million carats. Learn about five of the country’s most unique gems. There are three famed diamond mines in Australia: Argyle, Ellendale and Merlin. Combined, the mines have supplied millions of carats worth of gems to the global market, and individually they have produced some of the rarest, most exquisite stones ever recovered. In previous years, Australia has ranked fourth in global diamond production with annu...