July 9, 2012 Mining companies committed to UN human rights principles: study New research released Monday indicates that listed mining and resources companies across the world are keen to comply with the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which were…
July 8, 2012 Fourth month of declines in Belgium’s rough diamond exports Another month of declines in Belgium's rough diamond trade.
July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012: The day the Oppenheimers said goodbye to De Beers 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 approved the…
July 5, 2012 Stornoway signs partnership accord with Chibougamau and Chapais The Declaration is a statement of cooperation between the partners for the responsible development of Stornoway's 100% owned Renard Diamond Project based on the principles of environmental protection, social responsibility…
July 5, 2012 De Beers Canada releases 2011 year in review De Beers Canada released its 2011 Year in Review, summarizing the company's performance in the areas of operations, finance, sustainability and contributions to Canada and the communities in which we…
July 3, 2012 Namakwa Diamonds poised for next stage with new CEO and Kao mine progressing The successful restructure of Namakwa Diamonds’ operations in Lesotho has turned the company's operations cash-flow positive, reduced costs and positioned the company for the next stage of development, said CEO…
July 3, 2012 Israel’s polished diamond sales collapse in first half of 2012 Polished diamond sales fell 33% to $1.51 billion in the first half of 2012 from $2.26 billion in the first half of 2012, said Monday Shmuel Mordecahi, responsible for the…
July 3, 2012 Queen’s 10,000 diamonds on display at Buckingham Palace The exhibition, displaying more than 10,000 diamonds, brings together seven of the nine principal stones cut from the famous Cullinan Diamond for the first time ever.
July 2, 2012 Leviev’s Namibia diamond plant fires entire workforce A Namibian diamond cutting and polishing plant owned by Russian-Israeli tycoon Lev Leviev "We handed out retrenchment The workers were sent on upaid leave on June 10 as a precursor…
July 2, 2012 Rough prices ‘out of kilter’ as diamond sector staggers According to RBC Capital markets, current price weakness in the diamond sector is likely to continue, most likely into 2013, on the back of slowing growth and discrepancies between rough…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
