August 1, 2012 Zimbabwe mining suppliers want protection The Chamber of Mines has called on government to introduce trade protectionist laws that ban local mining companies from buying equipment from foreign countries.
July 31, 2012 Botswana opts to not increase De Beers stake The decision by the diamond rich country leaves Anglo American to pick up the full $5.1bn tab for the buyout of the remaining shares owned by the Oppenheimer family
July 31, 2012 Understanding the 4C’s of diamonds Brilliance.com with a brief infographic on the need-to-know properties of diamonds: Carat, color, clarity and cut.
July 31, 2012 Zimbabwe diamond company ups wages to end strike The Marange diamond fields are home to controversy and a 25% wage increase.
July 31, 2012 Petra Diamonds nearly doubles full year production The diamond miner said the jump in output was mainly due to the contribution from its Finsch mine.
July 31, 2012 Kennady Diamonds intersects kimberlite at Second Faraday drill hole This is the second kimberlite intersection that Kennady Diamonds has made at Faraday Lake where the company is conducting definition drilling to better understand the kimberlite structures along the Kelvin…
July 31, 2012 Diamond production up on a global scale With Botswana a top producer, diamond production rose by 26% to $14.41 billion 2011.
July 31, 2012 Centaurus Diamond Technologies Inc. appoints Mr. Alvin Snaper chairman and chief scientific officer and Mr. Wayne Prentice president The company has announced the appointments of Mr. Alvin Snaper as chairman and chief scientific officer and Mr. Wayne prentice as president.
July 30, 2012 Diavik spent $146.7 million on northern business in 2012 Diavik Diamond Mine touted the out-sized impact it has on the local economy in its 2012 mid year socio economic report.
July 30, 2012 Gem Diamonds reviews capex plans for Lesotho, Botswana projects Gem Diamonds has initiated a review of its capital investment plans and said it might delay projects in Lesotho and Botswana in order to protect the company’s balance sheet in…
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