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.
March 1, 2012 Zimbabwe seeking “lost” diamond revenue Zimbabwe said Thursday it is seeking to trace lost revenue from the country's vast mineral reserves, as part of an attempt to shore up its finances.
February 29, 2012 Challenges facing the Australian diamond industry After five years of declines, primarily attributed to low production, poor prices, and a high Australian dollar, IBISWorld’s “Industries to fly and fall in 2012” report forecasts a “revenue rebound”…
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