Diamond industry seeing slight glimmer of old sparkle in distance

The diamond industry, an industry largely dependent on jewellery sales – which in itself carries the perception of being dominated by the rich and famous – suffered the nearest thing to a total eclipse during the global economic meltdown....

Botswana diamond mine expansion gets the nod

South African diamond mining giant De Beers has announced that the shareholders of Debswana, most prominent of which is the Government of the Republic of Botswana, have greenlighted a major extension project at the world’s richest diamond mine,...

Diamond industry seeing slight glimmer of old sparkle in distance

The diamond industry, an industry largely dependent on jewellery sales - which in itself carries the perception of being dominated by the rich and famous - suffered the nearest thing to a total eclipse during the global economic meltdown.

Asset-management initiative helps miners boost bottom lines

A South African company believes that it can beat the strong rand in the mining sector and boost mining companies’ return on investment.

Deal gives explorer access to De Beers data

Australian Stock Exchange-listed Namakwa Diamomd Company has signed a key information-licence agreement with De Beers Consolidated Mines, giving it access to detailed historic exploration and bulk-sampling data generated by the diamond-mining...

Diamond-miner implements an asset management improvement plan

Global diamond-mining giant De Beers has adopted a computer-aided approach to managing its assets with the implementation of AMiP, the asset management improvement plan developed by asset performance management specialist Pragma.

Africa to be on safety par with South Africa

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