July 27, 2012 Rio Tinto in talks to sell Diavik diamond mine to Harry Winston A deal between Rio Tinto and Toronto-based jeweller Harry Winston Diamond, which is looking to become the sole owner of the Diavik Mine, might be around the corner.
July 25, 2012 Botswana Diamonds recovers first gem at Libongo project in Cameroon Botswana Diamonds has recovered a 2-carat, low value, near gem quality stone, which confirms the diamondiferous potential of the deposit.
July 24, 2012 Zimbabwe strike cripples diamond operations of military-backed Chinese firm A strike by over a thousand employees of Anjin Investments has crippled the Chinese company's Zimbabwe-based diamond mine.
July 23, 2012 Zimbabwe announces complete nationalization of country’s diamonds The Zimbabwe government has announced plans to implement total nationalization of the country's diamond industry.
July 22, 2012 Shore Gold waiting on financial partner Shore Gold has spent the last decade working to prove the diamond mine is feasible, but the exploration company has a long road ahead before the precious stones will be…
July 21, 2012 China’s Bosai Minerals Group ponders leaving Guyana due to hostility Chinese producer of bauxite Bosai Minerals Group halted its operations in Guyana on Friday due to violent protests against the miner that left at least three deaths on Wednesday, said…
July 21, 2012 No signs of the mining boom ending for Australia any time soon: studies There is no end on sight to the mining boom in Australia, a country which mineral resources sector value is expected to reach $122.6 billion by 2016, growing at an…
July 21, 2012 Congo probe into mining companies’ disappearing tax payments The Democratic Republic of the Congo's new prime minister has ordered an investigation into the nation's mining industry after a damning report by an international watchdog found tens of millions…
July 20, 2012 De Beers’ profit down 53%; Venetia expansion still going ahead Profit for De Beers, the world's number two diamond producer after Russia's Alrosa, is down 53% for the first half of 2012 affected by worries over consumer demand and shortage…
July 19, 2012 Kennady Diamonds up 7% after kimberlite find Kennady Diamonds Inc. (TSX-V: KDI) added 7% on Thursday after announcing the first new kimberlite discovery at the its 100%-owned Kennady North diamond project in Canada's Northwest Territories.
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