Renard Operations to Resume After Fire

RAPAPORT... Stornoway Diamond Corporation will recommence operations at itsRenard mine in Canada after a brief suspension caused by a nearby forest fire,it said Tuesday. The miner will start sending staff members to the site onWednesday, and expects full operations to resume immediately. Stornoway announced the temporary suspension on Monday dueto restricted access to the mine. While the blaze did not harm the assetitself, it reached within 100 meters of its access road, and came close to theClarence and Abel Swallow Airport, which serves the site. "Over the last 48 hours, rainfall and a shifting of theprevailing winds have allowed the principal fires south of the Clarenceand Abel Swallow Airport to be contained, allowing for the safetransit of mine staff to the Renard mine," the company said in its Tuesdayupdate.