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…

April 3, 2012

Diamond News Digest has a new look and now out on Tuesdays

If you’re reading this you’re looking at our brand new digest design. The look is cleaner for an improved mobile phone and […]

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.

April 3, 2012

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Download our newly launched MINING.com app, available in the iPhone app store. You will be able to look up top news, news […]

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…