An employee of De Beers Canada holds a 12.8 carrot diamond worth $1 million at the opening of their facility in Calgary on July 6, 2016. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
De Beers Canada and Mountain Province Diamonds have paused a project at the mine they jointly own in the Northwest Territories.
Mountain Province says the Tuzo Phase 3 project at the Gahcho Kué mine has demonstrated strong potential, but the partners have decided to take a measured approach to development because of current market conditions.
