Company Announcement: AK06 Diamond Discovery, Orapa, Botswana

Attached please find a press release on: African Diamonds plc, (“African Diamonds”) the AIM and Botswana listed diamond explorer (AIM: AFD), is pleased to announce progress towards the development of the AK06 discovery in Botswana. African...

Negotiating period for AK6 mining licence extended

London- and Botswana-listed African Diamonds (AFD), which was battling De Beers over a project in Botswana, on Tuesday said that the country’s government had extended the negotiation period for the AK6 mining licence to September 30. AFD MD...

Company Announcement: AK6 Mining Licence, Orapa, Botswana Update

Attached please find a press release on: African Diamonds plc, the AIM and Botswana listed diamond explorer (AIM: AFD), is pleased to announce that Boteti Exploration (Pty) Ltd., in which it has a 28.38 per cent interest, has received a letter...

African Diamonds starts legal proceedings against De Beers

Aim-listed African Diamonds (AFD) on Wednesday said that it has started legal proceedings against diamond mining giant De Beers, with regard to the proposed AK6 mine, in Botswana. The first legal step was an application for an interdict to...

Company Announcement: Update on AK6 Developments

Attached please find a press release on: The board of African Diamonds (AIM:AFD) believes that there is no valid reason why the AK6 diamond mine in the Orapa region of Botswana cannot be developed immediately.

De Beers refutes African Diamonds’ claims about AK6 project

World number one diamond-miner De Beers strongly refuted statement from African Diamonds (AFD), which said it was taking De Beers to arbitration over its plans to delay the AK6 project, in Botswana. De Beers and AFD own the AK6 prospect in a...

Africa Diamonds to take De Beers to arbitration over Botswana project

Aim-listed African Diamonds (AFD) was taking gem giant De Beers to arbitration over its plans to delay the AK6 project, in Botswana, which the two are partners on, it said on Thursday. AFD said that De Beers proposed that the project was not...

Mining industry booming in Botswana

Botswana has experienced a serious resurgance of mining activity in the country over the last couple of years. More discoveries are announced almost every month.

AK6 mining licence may be granted early '08 - African Diamonds

Diamond explorer African Diamonds (AFD) said it was expecting a final decision on a mining licence for the Botswana-based AK6 gem prospect early next year, which would pave the way for diamond production to start towards the end of 2009.

Company Announcement: Preliminary Results for Year Ended 30 June 2007

Attached please find a press release on: Since establishment in 2001 African Diamonds (AFD) has spent a total of £7m to acquire, a 28.38% interest in the AK6 diamond mine development in Botswana, a 30% interest in Atlas the AFD/De Beers...

Company Announcement: Botswana Share Purchases

Attached please find a press release on: African Diamonds plc, the AIM and Botswana listed diamond Company (AIM: AFD), is pleased to inform shareholders that in recent weeks Investec of Botswana, on behalf of investors, have acquired 7,682,715...

Junior diamond explorer submits mining licence application

Following completion of a small amount of outstanding work, expenditure on all future exploration will be met side-by-side by the partners. At current levels of expenditure, this will amount to $1,2-million for AFD in 2008.