MINING NEWS: Chance of Alaska diamonds not so remote?

Canadian companies have teamed to explore at Shulin Lake, hoping purple garnets, diamond fragments will lead them to the gems’ source

Sarah Hurst

Mining News Editor

Where has never been a diamond mine in Alaska, but that may change if Golconda Resources has anything to do with it. The Calgary-based junior, in partnership with Shear Minerals and Shulin Lake Mining, is exploring for diamonds at the Shulin Lake property in central Alaska. Diamonds have been found....

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