April 5, 2012 Zimbabwe ‘owns’ majority of all foreign mining companies Zimbabwe's Black Empowerment Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, announced today it has taken majority ownership of foreign-owned mining firms, which had not already given a controlling stake to black Zimbabweans.
April 5, 2012 Rio and BHP should team up: analysts Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton could have more success selling their diamond assets if they team up, according to analysts from Nomura.
April 5, 2012 Harry Winston Diamond Corporation reports fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and year-end results Consolidated sales increased 13% to $702.0 million for the year ended January 2012 compared to $624.0 million for the prior year. This resulted in operating profit of $56.5 million, compared…
April 4, 2012 ‘Shocking’ trade numbers have some Australians calling the end of the mining boom The commodity price cycle peaked in the third quarter of last year.
April 4, 2012 Sierra Leone diamond firm eyes IPO Could Sierra Leone, the African nation whose decade-long civil war funded by booty from diamond mines bore the term "blood diamonds," be going legit. when it comes to the mining…
April 4, 2012 Russia can’t be a potential market for polished diamond export Will the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) succeed in its endeavour of establishing Russia as a potential market for polished diamond export through the Indo-Russian buyers sellers meet…
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April 3, 2012 Botswana braces for De Beers relocation, diamond buying jet set The relocation of the mining giant's sales and marketing arm's headquarters to the Botswana capital could lead to around $6 billion flowing though the country’s banking system, compared to the…
April 3, 2012 Why are Rio and BHP killing off their diamond divisions when demand is forecast to double by 2020? The profit margin for diamonds is a far cry from 70% enjoyed by the mining giants' iron ore divisions.
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