December 14, 2018 Firestone shares shoot up after finding 46-carat diamond in Lesotho The gem-quality white stone was recovered undamaged, the miner said, and will be sold at the next tender in January.
December 13, 2018 Zimbabwe mining minister invites De Beers, Vast Resources to return It would make them the first listed companies to mine there in that sector for two years, Mining Minister said.
December 11, 2018 Anglo ending 2018 on high note, predicts higher output, lower costs The diversified miner anticipates 2018 production to be 2% ahead of previous guidance and costs to be 5% below.
December 6, 2018 Zimbabwe’s handling of diamond industry the ultimate test for Mnangagwa’s reform — report President Emmerson Mnangagwa is making moves to end the country’s international isolation and attract foreign investment to boost an economy in tatters, including allowing new private investment in the diamond…
December 5, 2018 Lucapa kicks off commercial production at Mothae diamond mine The operation will add to the Perth-based company annual output, until now on depending on just one mine — Lulo, in Angola.
December 5, 2018 Zimbabwe to let two new private miners dig for diamonds It may even allow foreign investors to hold majority stakes in local operations on condition that part of their output is reserved for domestic downstream industries.
November 29, 2018 Anglo CEO says investor confidence returns to South Africa Anglo American mines platinum, coal, diamonds and iron ore in South Africa.
November 29, 2018 Alrosa makes $90m in Israel The world’s top diamond producer held six auctions this year in the Middle Eastern country.
November 27, 2018 Canada’s Gahcho Kué mine to produce up to 6.9M carats in 2019 Gahcho Kué is Canada’s newest diamond mine and the world’s largest in the last 14 years.
November 26, 2018 2018: The year of the lab-created diamond News flow out of the diamond industry in 2018 has been dominated by the progression of lab-created diamond production, distribution and pricing dynamics.
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