April 17, 2012 Zimbabwe tries to woo back explorers Zimbabwe, whose government in January hiked exploration fees by up to 8,000% in a bid to curb speculative holding of mining titles, is ordering over 100 exploration companies to resubmit…
April 16, 2012 Gem Diamonds expects prices to keep rising Rough diamond prices were expected to continue climbing “across the market” this year, London-listed Gem Diamonds said on Monday.
April 16, 2012 Continued growing demand for jewelry in Japan Sales of precious metals, art and jewelry at Japan’s department stores have been on the rise in March, outpacing the growth of most other consumer categories.
April 16, 2012 The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights: Meet mining’s 40 richest billionaires MINING.com counts more than 90 billionaires involved in minerals, metals and mining on the planet with a combined wealth of well over $300 billion.
April 15, 2012 Private equity firm KKR plans to create diamond giant from BHP, Rio units Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. wants to buy the diamond mining operations of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto PLC and merge them to create a challenger…
April 15, 2012 8% drop in U.S. polished diamond imports U.S. diamond traders and buyers imported less diamonds in February and increased their exports during the month. At the same time, the focus is shifting to higher value goods.
April 15, 2012 Botswana’s diamond exports soar in February Botswana's diamond exports surged forward in February for the first time since October 2011. The country's polished and diamond exports of $306.5 million are a 181.2 percent increase over January's…
April 15, 2012 You’ll soon be able to choose from a bunch of diamond ETFs A small number of investment professionals around the world are competing behind the scenes to turn the gem into a commodity that would be available to investors in the way…
April 13, 2012 FT: Mining becoming the ticket out of Sierra Leone’s poverty The decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone brought two unforgettable images to the West: victims of violence whose limbs were hacked off by armed rebels as a warning to civilians;…
April 13, 2012 The last time South Africa’s mines produced this little the country was still ruled by the Queen of England Output from the resources industry in the African nation is now the lowest since 1961, the year South Africa left the British Commonwealth and declared itself a republic
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