November 1, 2016 More policy attention needed on artisanal mining — UNCTAD Artisanal and small-scale mining offers opportunities to generate jobs, reduce poverty, and provide livelihoods, but this sector has been largely ignored by policy-makers and donors, an UNCTAD official said.
October 30, 2016 Anglo American plots £2bn South African mines spin-off Anglo American is sounding out investors about a multi-billion pound spin-off of its South African operations in an attempt to pacifiy growing pressure from its biggest shareholder to consider a…
October 27, 2016 Data contained in diamonds could stay there forever too Scientists say precious stones could have a more practical, equally long-term use one day.
October 27, 2016 UAE KP Chair visits Russia to discuss strengthening of KPCS Foundations Bin Sulayem meets with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Minister of Finance to advocate importance of Permanent Secretariat in the United Nations
October 27, 2016 Clarification by CENADEP in regards to Civil Society participation in the November 2016 Kimberley Process Plenary Session in Dubai Partnership Africa Canada is one of the 11 members of the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition that is boycotting this year’s chair — the UAE.
October 26, 2016 Kimberley Process plenary meeting has critical issues to discuss, says World Federation of Diamond Bourses The KPCS continues to play a critical role in curbing trade in conflict diamonds, said WFDB President Ernie Blom.
October 26, 2016 Mick Davies’ X2 Resources fails to deliver, frees investors from commitments Launched three years ago with a $5.6bn war chest, the fund once hailed as leader of a new wave of mining investment changes course.
October 25, 2016 KP Chair flags independent funding of NGOS in the KPCS by year end KP Chair committed to install fair funding model for NGOs
October 25, 2016 Botswana Diamonds finds octahedron in sample material at Orapa The company, which began exploring the area in March this year, said that specialists from its joint venture partner Alrosa are reanalyzing 80 tonnes of samples that were sent to…
October 25, 2016 Anglo American soars on positive production report Shares were up more than 5% after the firm posted higher output across all divisions, except for copper, and said market conditions for its diamond business had improved.
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