The Company was formed in 1994.
In 2013, the Company divested Harry Winston Inc., its luxury brand business segment, and acquired a controlling interest in the Ekati Diamond Mine. In 2021, the company was sold to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd., a company formed and owned by funds and accounts managed by DDJ Capital Management, Brigade Capital Management, LP and Western Asset Management Company, LLC.
1994 | Aber Diamond Corporation (later Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, Dominion Diamond Corporation, and ultimately Dominion Diamond Mines) is formed. |
1994 | Discovery of Diavik Diamond Mine. |
2003 | Diavik rough diamond production starts in January. First sale of rough diamonds in March. |
2004 | Aber acquires 51 percent of Harry Winston Inc., a luxury jewelry and watch retail brand. |
2006 | Aber brings ownership of Harry Winston Inc. to 100 percent. |
2007 | The Company changes its name from Aber Diamond Corporation to Harry Winston Diamond Corporation and lists on the New York Stock Exchange. |
2012 | The Company announces agreement to purchase the Ekati Diamond Mine. |
2013 | The Company divests Harry Winston Inc. and acquires a controlling interest in the Ekati Diamond Mine, taking on the new name Dominion Diamond Corporation. |
2017 | The Company becomes a part of the Washington Companies, under the name of Dominion Diamond Mines. |
2021 | The Company is sold to Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd., a company formed and owned by funds and accounts managed by DDJ Capital Management, Brigade Capital Management, LP and Western Asset Management Company, LLC. |