July 8, 2011 Latin American Minerals signs Option Agreement with Olivut Resources for development of Itapoty Diamond Project Latin American Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:LAT) announced that on July 5, 2011, it signed a definitive Option Agreement for the potential earn-in and joint venture development of the Company's Itapoty…
July 8, 2011 Lucara secures $50m to complete Botswana Diamond Project Mining Weekly reports Lucara Diamond Corporation (CVE:LUC) has raised $50-million in debt for two gem projects. The market news is quoted as saying, Lucara said it had concluded that the…
July 8, 2011 Diamond Prices Bounce Back, Tempt Investors Reuters reports that diamond prices are now above pre-crisis levels after a 35 to 40 percent rise so far this year.
July 7, 2011 Zimbabwe says it will pay for foreign firms Foreign companies in Zimbabwe will not be seized but bought out under a black economic empowerment scheme sponsored by President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, a government minister said on Thursday.
July 7, 2011 Zimbabwe may sue De Beers over ‘looting’ of diamond fields under international ban Zimbabwe’s state-controlled Herald newspaper reported on Thursday the Harare government is investigating De Beers over claims it smuggled out gems worth "hundreds of millions of dollars" from the controversial Chiadzwa…
July 7, 2011 Shear Diamonds acquires new claims surrounding Jericho Diamond Mine Winter diamond mining in Canada (illustrative) Shear Diamonds Ltd. has announced the acquisition of 34 newly staked claims totaling 77,250 acres contiguous with the Carat Property surrounding the Jericho Diamond…
July 7, 2011 Diamonds worth $11m sold in Alrosa’s first online auction Alrosa invited 30 diamond companies from Russia and abroad to bid in the online auction Russia's state-owned diamond producer Alrosa told $11 million worth of diamonds in its first online…
July 7, 2011 Diamonds lure insurance investor Cowdery as gems beat gold Clive Cowdery, the Resolution Ltd. founder who made about $240 million buying and selling insurers, is betting on diamonds after prices rose five times faster than gold this year on…
July 7, 2011 NGO slams South Africa over role in diamond trade South Africa's role in getting Zimbabwe's diamonds back into international trade is being slammed as "dangerous", amid revelations that government officials there have helped export millions of dollars worth of…
July 6, 2011 Shear announces additional 750,000 acres in mineral rights and exploration update, Jericho Diamond Project, Nunavut Shear Diamonds Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SRM) today announced the acquisition of 34 newly staked claims totaling 77,250 acres contiguous with the Carat Property surrounding the Jericho Diamond Mine. This new land…
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
