July 25, 2011 Strikes hit BHP, Anglo, De Beers and Xstrata across three continents Bloomberg reports BHP workers in Chile voted Sunday to extend their strike at the world’s largest copper mine. Stoppages at BHP’s Australian coal operations may resume this week. Thirty thousand…
July 24, 2011 DBCM faces workers’ strike over wage disputes Members of South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) employed by De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) began striking on Friday evening after wage talks between the two parties failed earlier…
July 24, 2011 Namibia’s diamond sector exempt from planned mining tax hike Namibia's Ministry of Finance has announced plans to raise its mining tax by 17 percent, though the increase will not apply to the diamond sector. The ministry said in a…
July 24, 2011 Zimbabwe government rejects all 175 foreign miners’ empowerment plans The government of Zimbabwe has rejected all 175 of the empowerment proposals submitted by foreign-owned mining companies operating in the country, threatening to "kick them out" if the don't revise…
July 24, 2011 Sea Diamonds Keep Hytec Busy HYTEC Cape Town has recently been awarded a large contract by De Beers Marine Namibia for the refurbishment of the mining system hydraulics on one of the mining giant’s offshore…
July 23, 2011 Rio Tinto diamond project in India wins social awareness award Rio Tinto has received an award for its significant work in building social capacity in communities surrounding its developing Bunder diamond project in India. The 2010-2011 Sitaram Rungta Social Awareness…
July 23, 2011 Selling gold: How much that old ring is worth now Yvette Shirey left a jewelry store near her home in Columbia, Md. Wednesday afternoon $1,000 richer. After seeing gold prices soar earlier in the week, Shirey decided to sell a…
July 22, 2011 Canadian exploration and deposit expenditure expected to increase Canada’s mining industry continues to rally from the recent global recession, with this year’s production currently exceeding that of 2010, reports government department Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
July 22, 2011 Lucara to list in Botswana Mining Weekly reports that Canadian diamond company, Lucara (CVE:LUC) will list on the Botswana exchange.
July 22, 2011 De Beer’s SA workers start strike South African National Union of Mineworkers' members at diamond producer De Beers Consolidated Mines started a strike on Friday after wage talks failed, a union spokesman said. The union wants…
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
