Namakwa poised to become Lesotho’s biggest diamond producer – CEO

London-listed junior Namakwa Diamonds has completed its strategic restructuring and expects to become net-cash generative in the second half of the 2012 financial year, CEO Richard Collocott said on Thursday. The company started production from...

Botswana Diamonds ‘well placed to successfully explore’ – Teeling

London-listed diamond junior Botswana Diamonds is “well placed” to successfully execute its exploration projects, chairperson John Teeling said on Friday. The company, which is exploring in Botswana, Cameroon and Zimbabwe, had “good ground,...

NGOs pooh-pooh allegations they made 'money for support' proposal to Zim govt

Global watchdog company Global Witness and campaign group Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) have rejected "malicious and unsubstantiated allegations" that they offered to support Zimbabwe's bid to resume diamond exports in exchange for a cut of...

Namakwa Diamonds signs deal with Andre Messika

unior miner Namakwa Diamonds has signed a cooperation agreement with the operating company of Andre Messika, a diamantiare based in Paris and Tel Aviv. The Aim-listed Namakwa would assist Andre Messika to secure greater access to a regular supply...

Diamond industry roars for a new deal at robust ‘town hall’ pow-wow

At a robust “town hall” meeting in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening, the full-spectrum of the hard-hit South African diamond industry pledged to present a united plea to the South African government to accept new solutions aimed at boosting...

Diamond council slams South Africa's State Diamond Trader

The State Diamond Trader is not delivering and the State Diamond Trader's team is ineffective, the Diamond Council of South Africa says in a hard-hitting statement. The State-owned State Diamond Trader was created by the South African government...

Company Announcement: Watec conference 2009

Attached please find a press release on: Following the first successful Watec event, the Watec 2009 International Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, from November 17 to November 19, 2009, looks set to follow in its footsteps.

Namakwa widens loss fourfold in 'difficult’ trading environment

London-listed diamond-miner Namakwa Diamonds has increased its net loss to $76,7-million in the six months ended February 28, 2009, in a period during which it encountered the “most difficult trading environment” in its 30-year history. The...

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Diamond Hill development, South Africa

The Diamond Hill development will be a purpose-designed facility incorporating all aspects critical to the operation of the diamond industry.

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.

It will be years before diamond supply increases, says Steinmetz

The availability of rough, unpolished diamonds have not kept pace with the gradual increase seen in price over the past three years, says Steinmetz CEO Ori Temkin.