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.

April 3, 2012

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April 3, 2012

Miners have fun on April Fools

There were news reports on April 1 about a Charlize Theron sex tape and WestJet kid-free flights that all turned out—unfortunately—not to be true.

April 3, 2012

Rockwell to terminate US share registration, stays on TSX, JSE

Rockwell said many factors played a role, including the low liquidity of the stock on the OTC Bulletin Board, the cost associated with preparing and filing periodic reports and the…

April 2, 2012

Rare 12-carat round pink diamond could fetch $10 million at auction

It is one of only two known round pink diamonds of significant size in the world, the auction house said.

April 2, 2012

De Beers names Tiffany among 75 buyers

Sales of rough diamonds by DTC rose to $6.5 billion last year from $5.1 billion in 2010.

April 2, 2012

Rapaport’s small diamond index up 14%

Record high prices were achieved in specific categories, with strong demand from US and Indian buyers supporting sales

April 1, 2012

Anglo-American building new Namibia diamond mine

Namdeb, which plans to produce 600,000 carats in 2012, expects the new mine to produce 45,000 carats a year.

March 29, 2012

‘One project, one review, completed in a clearly defined time period’: Excerpt from Budget 2012

The Canadian government announced major changes to the way projects are approved during the 2012 budget speech.

March 29, 2012

The Oppenheimers and De Beers are no more. Here’s a 30-year old article that predicted the cartel’s undoing

"An unruly market may undo the work of a giant cartel and of an inspired, decades-long ad campaign."