December 20, 2011 Peregrine increases ownership in Chidliak diamond project to 100% Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") is pleased to report that it has entered into a binding agreement with BHP Billiton to purchase BHP Billiton's 51 percent participating interest…
December 17, 2011 Blood diamonds ‘will pay for Mugabe’s terror’ Conflict diamonds are to be used to fund a new campaign of violence by President Robert Mugabe's regime against his political opponents in Zimbabwe as elections loom.
December 16, 2011 Diamond mining firms unfazed by US sanctions list Two diamond mining companies that were recently placed on the United States government sanctions list have said the embargo will not affect their operations and marketing of the gems.
December 15, 2011 GIA Expanding Into Japan GIA has announced plans to establish a laboratory in Japan in 2012. The decision comes as GIA as experiencing a surge in the lab's services, creating a backlog of a…
December 15, 2011 GIA First laboratory Certified by RJC GIA has achieved certification by the Responsible Jewellery Council. GIA is the first gemological laboratory that achieves RJC certification.
December 15, 2011 Eshed Diam Honored by Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce The Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce has honored Eshed Diam for its outstanding contribution to expanding Israel's exports to Asia in 2010.
December 15, 2011 NRF Upgrades Holiday Sales Forecast to $469.1 Bln, Up 3.8% It may not be a white Christmas this year, but it is certainly going to be a green one, at least according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The world’s…
December 14, 2011 US sanctions two diamond mines in Zimbabwe The United States on Monday sanctioned two diamond mines located in Zimbabwe's Marange region, the scene of serious human rights abuses in 2008.
December 13, 2011 Lucara receives record price for its Lesotho diamonds A total of US$6.4 million obtained Lucara Diamond Corp. for the sale rough diamonds at its second tender of gems recovered from the Mothae mine in Lesotho. The company reported…
December 13, 2011 Alrosa Aims for $5 Bln in Diamond Sales in 2012 Alrosa plans to sell $5.1 billion worth of diamonds in 2012, and increase production by 152,300 carats to 34.6 million carats, the company announced Tuesday after an executive committee meeting.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
