April 9 (Reuters) - Stornoway Diamond Corp SWY.TO :
* STORNOWAY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2019 PRODUCTION AND SALES RESULTS
* STORNOWAY DIAMOND CORP - CORPORATION HAS MADE DECISION TO SUSPEND OPEN PIT MINING OPERATIONS IN RENARD 65 OPEN PIT
* STORNOWAY DIAMOND - 429,506 TOTAL CARATS SOLD IN TWO TENDER SALES FOR $47 MILLION AT AVERAGE. PRICE OF US$83 PER CARAT AT RENARD DIAMOND MINE FOR QUARTER
* STORNOWAY DIAMOND CORP - Q1 RENARD DIAMOND MINE DIAMOND PRODUCTION WAS 444,562 CARATS RECOVERED FROM PROCESSING OF 582,613 TONNES OF ORE
* STORNOWAY DIAMOND CORP - NO EFFECT ON REVENUE IN 2019 IS TO BE EXPECTED FROM DECISION TO TEMPORARILY HALT PRODUCTION FROM RENARD 65 OPEN PIT