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Globe and Mail: BHP to mine Ekati diamonds a year longer

Andrew Topf | May 10, 2011 | 7:29 pm Top Companies Diamond 

Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper reports that BHP Billiton, 80%-owner of the Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories, will make a $400 million investment to expand the mine. The Australian mega-miner says its decision was based on higher diamond prices...

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