March 7, 2012 Japan’s polished diamond imports start to cool Japan imported $72.3 million worth of polished diamonds in January, starting the year with a decline compared to January and signaling the end of a nine-month long rise in diamond…
March 7, 2012 EU Commission gives Anglo American the green light for De Beers takeover Anglo American (LON:AAL) can officially take over De Beers as the European Commission granted the global miner authorization to proceed with its acquisition of the world's biggest diamond company, announced…
March 5, 2012 Major Drilling reports record third quarter revenue and profits and increases dividend Major Drilling posted quarterly revenue of $182.2 million, up nearly 70% from the $107.7 million recorded for the same quarter last year. This represents the highest level of third quarter…
March 5, 2012 Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa re-elects exec committee The Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa today (Monday) announced that all of the members of its executive committee have been re-elected for a new term during its annual elections.
March 4, 2012 Angola blood diamond case: Bermuda firm cited Angola’s attorney general has summoned witnesses to testify in a case involving a Bermuda-registered mining company which implicates some of the top figures in the country’s military and security establishment…
March 4, 2012 Mountain Province Diamonds: Progress at diamond JV with De Beers Following the receipt on January of information requests under the Environemtal Impact Review, De Beers has advised that they are on track to provide responses to the review by the…
March 4, 2012 Sharp drop in diamond exports from Botswana in January For the fourth consecutive month, diamond exports from Botswana have declined. The diamond producing country exported $109 million worth of diamonds in January, the lowest export level since August 2009.
March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
March 2, 2012 Russia’s diamond polishing industry looks forward to renewed growth Russia's diamond manufacturing industry is slowly but surely emerging from the severe crisis it experienced since 2009, when polished diamond production fell to an unprecedented low of US$350 million.
March 1, 2012 Shore Gold shares drop as diamond mine deal falls through Canadian Shore Gold (TSX:SGF) shares fell dramatically Thursday after the Saskatoon-based company announced it had failed to secure a deal to fund their Star-Orion South diamond project near Prince Albert.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
