De Beers opens Diamond Route in South Africa

The Diamond Route, which makes up 250 000 ha of cross-regional private conservation land owned by diamond-miner De Beers and the Oppenheimer family accessible to tourists, was "open for business", said Diamond Route chairperson Rob Smart at the...

Innovation key as land-reserves dwindle

The year 2004 was a difficult year for Namdeb, as it felt the effect of the unfavourable exchange rate and the declining land reserves.

More spin-offs from gem plant construction

A five-year loading and hauling contract worth R40-million a year has been awarded to Super Stone Mining, of Kimberley, Northern Cape.

Kimberley: where carats are growing again

Kimberley’s new R610-million 24-million-carat combined treatment plant will have a capacity to treat 1 000 t of material an hour and 7,1-million tons a year.