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Dia Met recovers 140 carats of diamonds near Ekati

CANADIAN diamond miner Dia Met Minerals said today it has recovered 140 carats of diamonds in an exploration bulk sample from the Lynx pipe, near the Ekati diamond mine, for an average grade of 0.83 carats per tonne.

Greg Tubby

        Three Antwerp-based dealers valued the parcel of stones, all of which are bigger than 1mm, at US$139 a carat. A bulk sampling program is planned for early this year at Lynx, which forms...

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