June 19, 2012 Falling Rupee stalls diamond industry Indian firms that have borrowed funds from overseas banks would now have bear a higher burden for discharging their debts. Moreover, the diamond industry is dependent on import of rough…
June 19, 2012 Aging Antwerp needs polishers, offering free training Antwerp's diamond polishers are aging and in order to recruit new talent, the the local diamond industry is offering free education under its 'Antwerp Diamond Masterplan – Project 2020’
June 18, 2012 No one buys Congo’s mining assets on the cheap: Government The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Mines went on the defensive on Monday about allegedly granting mining licenses to companies with close connections to the government. It qualified those…
June 17, 2012 End of the supercycle is also spelling the end of radical resource nationalism "Natural resources companies with a pipeline of, say, five projects in five different countries are now likely to build just two or three of those. Thus, executives have the power…
June 16, 2012 Ekati is just not cutting it. Harry Winston sitting pretty as De Beers also drops bid De Beers considered a bid for BHP Billiton's 80% stake in Canadian diamond mine Ekati, but has now become the latest interested party not to submit an offer, perhaps leaving…
June 13, 2012 Successful tailings retreatment for Lace diamond mine The Lace diamond mine is located 25km northwest of the town of Kroonstad within the Free State Province of South Africa. The mine operated from 1896 to 1931.
June 13, 2012 Company introduces low cost lab-made diamond identifier As diamond traders continue to express concerns over undisclosed lab-made diamonds, a Hong Kong firm is offering a low cost way to identify them. Their solution is a $200 laser…
June 12, 2012 Russia could sell all of Alrosa Plans to sell a stake in 90%-owned Alrosa, the largest diamond supplier in the world, would make up a huge chunk of the $9.3 billion Russia hopes to generate from asset…
June 12, 2012 Harry Winston rough sales double, profit triples Harry Winston Diamond Corporation posted a 34 percent sales increase in the first quarter, boosted mainly by selling more rough diamonds and better retail sales.
June 12, 2012 Dr Kloppers took home $15 million last year. How is the sypercycle turning out for you? The 49-year-old boss of the world's largest mining company took home £9.8 million ($15.2 million) last year including bonuses, pension contributions and stock options.
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