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July 6, 2012: The day the Oppenheimers said goodbye to De Beers

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 06, 2012 | 4:04 am Top Companies Africa Europe Diamond 

The Oppenheimer family, controller of giant diamond miner DeBeers since 1927, has officially let go of its 40% stake in the company, after South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu on Friday approved the acquisition of that portion by Anglo American (LON:AAL)....

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