September 22, 2011 Central African Republic diamond war death toll climbs AFP reports a recent outbreak of fighting between rival armed groups in the Central African Republic – one of the poorest countries in the world – vying for control over…
September 22, 2011 Stornoway sees over 2 million carats a year, longer life for Renard Stornoway Diamond Corporation, involved in the discovery of over 200 kimberlites in seven Canadian diamond districts, has provided an update on its 100%-owned Renard Diamond Project saying it now expects…
September 21, 2011 London diamond sorting, sales moved to Botswana Botswana aims to transform itself into an international hub of the world diamond industry, boosted by a deal in which the De Beers mining and sales empire will transfer the…
September 21, 2011 BHP chief’s pay rises to $US11.6 million BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers’s annual pay grew by 8.5 per cent in the last financial year, to $US11.6 million ($11.37 million). The pay rise (in US dollars) came…
September 20, 2011 Rio Tinto senses a shift in mood Despite order books that are full and robust commodity prices, Rio Tinto says that customer sentiment is now more cautious and physical markets are softer than they were six months…
September 20, 2011 Rough diamond demand growth to hit record this year Diamond producer De Beers expects global demand growth for rough diamonds to set a new record this year on the exceptionally strong performance of its key US market and robust…
September 19, 2011 Firestone Diamonds’ Kenny remains confident despite disappointing diamond sales The diamond market has been dealt a blow by the recent economic turmoil. However now’s not the time to hit the panic button, according to Firestone Diamonds ( LON:FDI )…
September 18, 2011 Record $8.5 billion likely spent in 2011 exploring for gold Research firm Metals Economics Group reports gold continues to be top exploration target accounting for more than 50% of global exploration of non-ferrous metals for the second consecutive year in…
September 18, 2011 Industry must live with tax: Rio Tinto The Daily Mercury reports Rio Tinto executive director Sam Walsh says the mining industry has to live with the new resources tax as the best deal that could be done…
September 16, 2011 Mbada overtakes Murowa as Zimbabwe’s biggest producer Mbada Mines (Pvt) Ltd, which operates in Zimbabwe's Marange diamond area, is producing more than 150,000 carats a month, surpassing Rio Tinto's Murowa mine as the country's largest diamond producer,…
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