The N.W.T. and federal governments have opened consultations on the dissolution of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), the watchdog which has kept an eye on developments at the Ekati diamond mine site for nearly three decades ... .
De Beers will suspend production at its Venetia mine, South Africa’s highest-value diamond operation, for two years as the company cuts costs and streamlines its business to withstand a prolonged downturn in the rough diamond market.