Page 67 Page 66 E Q U I P ME N T A N D T E C HNI C A L S E R V I C E S FI R E PR O TE C TI O N S E R V IC E S C ON S U L T I NG A N D T R A IN IN G T hink P r e v e n ti o n. Q u e b ec : 1 8 66 8 6 1 - 8 1 1 1 C en t r al C an a d a : 1 800 4 6 5 - 6 8 2 2 We s t er n C an a d a : 1 888 4 2 5 - 9 5 0 5 SPI_Mining-Life-Ad.indd 2 13-02-11 2:02 PM By Gregory Reynolds The quest for another diamond mine in Eastern Canada has led De Beers Canada to Baffn Island in the Far North. It has entered into an option agree - ment with a junior diamond hunter , Peregine Diamonds Ltd. that could give it 51.1 per cent of the Chidliak kimberlite project 120 km from Iqa - luit, the capit al of the T erritory of Nunavut. A bulk sample of about 200 tonnes was collected by surface trenching. As reported on Dec. 6, 2010, a 14.1 1 tonne mini-bu lk sample collected from the CH-6 kimberlite returned a grade of 2.84 carats per tonne (cpt). The company , headed by CEO Eric Friedland, says “if that grade is con - frmed with further testing, CH-6 would be one of the highest grade kimberlite pipes in the world. Sample processing for the recovery of commercial -sized diamon ds, with subsequent independent diamond val - uations, is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2012 or earlier in the event De Beers has ente red into the Chidliak JV Agreement. The diamond grade and value infor - mation acquired from the 200 tonne sample will allow for the develop - ment of a preliminary revenue model for CH-6 and serve as the foundation for future resource calculations.” De Beers already has two diamond mines in Canada, the V icto r in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Cont’d on pg. 68 De Beers puts its money into Baffn Island gem hunt