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Diamond market’s sparkle returns
By: Darren Parker 18th June 2021 Diamond demand bounced back stronger than expected in the fourth quarter of 2020, says diamond producer De Beers senior sales manager for South Africa Richard Steenkamp. “Much of this recovery is attributed to the key holiday selling season for diamond jewellery, which outperformed the... →
Institute’s online courses fare well
By: Darren Parker 18th June 2021 Training organisation Corlia Roberts Institute of Diamonds has added a gold and precious metals course, as well as a second-hand and estate jewellery course, to its roster. The courses aim to assist working professionals in the diamond industry in honing new skills and applying expert knowledge... →
Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond
By: Reuters 16th June 2021 A 1 098 ct diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's De Beers and the government. The stone was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday by Debswana Diamond... →
The 1 098 ct diamond recovered at Debswana's Jwaneng mine
Diamcor reports strong quarterly sales so far
By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th June 2021 TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining has sold 4 468 ct so far for the quarter to end on June 30, generating revenue of $1.2-million. About 1 500 additional carats, including several rough diamonds in the +10.8 ct specials category, have been delivered as of June 15. →
300-plus vehicle fleets assessed for cleaner, safer mine mobility in five regions – ICMM 
By: Martin Creamer 15th June 2021 As part of the cleaner, safer vehicles initiative of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), more than 300 vehicle fleets have been assessed for cleaner, safer mobility on more than 300 mines in five regions globally, ICMM health, safety and product stewardship director Sarah Bell... →
DMRE to investigate purported diamond discovery in KwaZulu-Natal
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 14th June 2021 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) says it is aware of stories in the media, including images and videos that are circulating on social media, about the purported discovery of diamonds in KwaHlathi outside Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. The DMRE is dispatching a task team comprising... →
Allow geologists from surrounding African countries to boost SA's exploration rebirth, top explorer advises 
By: Martin Creamer 11th June 2021 Exploration geologists from surrounding countries should be allowed into South Africa to boost exploration. That is the view of Exploration Geology Consultants exploration manager Thinus Jordaan, who believes that South Africa’s planned exploration thrust should focus on commodities required in... →
Canadian miner sees higher rough diamond demand across all categories
By: Creamer Media Reporter 11th June 2021 Demand in the rough diamond market is robust, supported by polished diamond price increases and buoyant jewellery retail sales in the US and China, Canadian miner Mountain Province reports. The company, which is a 49% participant with De Beers in the Gahcho Kué mine in Northwest Territories,... →
Botswana Diamonds advances towards resource assessment at Thorny River
By: Simone Liedtke 10th June 2021 Aim- and BSE-listed Botswana Diamonds is advancing towards resource assessment at its Thorny River diamond project, in South Africa, following a recent kimberlite discovery. Following the discovery of a second kimberlite blow at Thorny River, independent specialists aggregated all the geophysical... →
Secretive world of diamonds is in the grips of a buying frenzy
By: Bloomberg 9th June 2021 At the latest De Beers diamond auction this week, buyers shopping for the kind of stones used to make an average engagement ring were in for a sticker shock: some prices had ballooned by 10% since the last sale. News of the unusually sharp increases spread swiftly through the community of 80-odd... →
Mining firms with higher ESG ratings outperform market – PwC
By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2021 Mining companies with higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings outperformed the broader market during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis, delivering 34% average total shareholder return over the past three years — ten percentage points higher than the general market index, PwC... →
Lucara recovers 470 ct diamond at Karowe
By: Simone Liedtke 8th June 2021 Lucara Diamond has recovered a 470 ct top light brown clivage diamond from its wholly owned Karowe diamond mine, in Botswana. The 470 ct diamond was recovered in the coarse XRT circuit and represents the third diamond weighing more than 300 ct recovered to date this year. →
De Beers extends women empowerment initiative in drive for equality
By: Donna Slater 3rd June 2021 On International Women’s Day (March 8), diamond miner De Beers Group extended its global partnership with United Nations (UN) Women for a further five years, thereby joining the newly-formed HeForShe Alliance and committing the company to increasing representation of women in technical and... →
Gem Diamonds donates 20 000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Lesotho
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd June 2021 Miner Gem Diamonds’ subsidiary, Letšeng Diamonds, in Lesotho, has acquired 20 000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The doses have been donated to the government of Lesotho and will be distributed according to the guidelines set out in the government’s vaccine roll out plan. →
Council for Geoscience goes live with digital geoscience data
By: Martin Creamer 1st June 2021 South Africa’s Council for Geoscience went live on Tuesday with making geoscience data digitally available. During a panel discussion on the first day of the Junior Indaba, Council for Geoscience CEO Mosa Mabuza invited all to go on to the council’s website to find this data, the bulk of which,... →
From top clockwise, ENSafrica COO Otsile Matlou, Geoscience CEO Mosa Mabuza, Orion Minerals CEO Errol Smart, DMRE DG Advocate Thabo Mokoena and AmaranthCX director Paul Miller.
Tender for new modern cadastre system to be invited next week
By: Martin Creamer 1st June 2021 A tender for a new modern cadastre system to provide exploration information will be invited by the end of next week, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) director-general Advocate Thabo Mokoena said on Tuesday. In his opening keynote address on initiatives to ignite the exploration... →
Petra hosts sale process for near 40 ct blue diamond
By: Marleny Arnoldi 1st June 2021 London-listed Petra Diamonds has announced the final sale process for its 39.34 ct exceptional Type IIb blue diamond, which was recovered at the Cullinan mine, in South Africa. The company will showcase the diamond in Antwerp from June 15 to 18, in Dubai on June 22 and 23, in Hong Kong on June... →
Project house DRA applies for secondary inward JSE listing
By: Martin Creamer 29th May 2021 The 37-year-old South Africa-rooted project house DRA Global has applied for a secondary inward listing on the JSE under the main board’s construction and materials, engineering and contracting services sector. The diversified engineering, project and operations management group – now... →
Diamcor proceeding with Krone Endora processing plant expansion
By: Simone Liedtke 27th May 2021 TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining is proceeding with the expansion of processing facilities at its Krone Endora at Venetia project, in South Africa. The miner originally targeted the expansion for 2020; however, owing to the events surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and associated public health... →
Anglo explores 3D printing to boost supply chain efficiencies, support local businesses
By: Donna Slater 27th May 2021 Diversified miner Anglo American has partnered with the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and US-based technology company Ivaldi Group, to explore opportunities to digitally distribute spare parts for mining and processing equipment to be manufactured locally... →
South Africa may need to save indebted State firms, Finance Minister says
By: Bloomberg 27th May 2021 South Africa’s cash-strapped State companies may struggle to refinance their debts, requiring the government to provide support, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said. The ten most-indebted State firms have an estimated R289.9-billion in loans maturing by the end of March 2025, Mboweni said in a... →
Concern over lack of JSE listings ahead of Junior Indaba
By: Martin Creamer 27th May 2021 In anticipation of next week's Junior Indaba virtual conference, AmaranthCX director Paul Miller has updated statistics on the change in the number of listed mining companies on the JSE over time. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) It is not a pretty picture. (See attached chart.) →
Govt-Minerals Council team established to promote exploration – Mgojo
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2021 The Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) and Minerals Council South Africa have established a task team to promote exploration, outgoing Minerals Council president Mxolisi Mgojo said on Wednesday. The exploration task team, Mgojo said during his address to the council’s 131st annual general... →
Nolitha Fakude first woman mining industry president in 131 years
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2021 The board members of Minerals Council South Africa on Wednesday elected the first female president in 131 years. New president Nolitha Fakude, a former Minerals Council VP who is the chairperson of Anglo American South Africa, said she would be focusing on ensuring that mining contributes... →
Diamond explorer Bill McKechnie feels South Africa has battery mineral exploration potential
By: Martin Creamer 25th May 2021 The renowned exploration geologist linked to the colossal and still-thriving diamond discovery against all odds at the Venetia diamond mine in Limpopo, believes there is no reason why new battery and other specialist minerals cannot be discovered in South Africa, using the techniques that he... →
Lucapa buys Merlin, makes plans for a restart
By: Esmarie Iannucci 24th May 2021 Diamond miner Lucapa Diamonds has struck an A$8.5-million deal to acquire the Merlin diamond project, in the Northern Territory, announcing plans to raise A$23-million to fund both the acquisition of the project and its advancement. The Merlin project is home to Australia’s largest mined rough... →
BlueRock secures £1.61m loan for Kareevlei expansion
By: Schalk Burger 21st May 2021 Aim-listed BlueRock Diamonds has agreed nonbinding heads of terms with investment company Teichmann Group to provide capital to deliver the expansion project at the Kareevlei mine, in the Kimberley region. A £1.61-million loan note was agreed with the intention that it will be replaced by a... →
Miner secures $220-million for expansion
21st May 2021 The facilities will include two tranches: a project finance facility of $170-million to fund the development of the underground project, and a working capital facility of $50-million to support the ongoing operation of the Karowe openpit mine. Financial close is subject to satisfactory completion... →
Climate is global issue that exceeds anything seen in centuries – Anglo 
By: Martin Creamer 20th May 2021 Recent generations have defined the environment as a critical issue for humanity and climate change represents a new and sharper focus that exceeds any single global issue that we have seen in centuries, Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani has told the Bank of America Securities Global Metals,... →
Hire jobless geologists to capture much-needed exploration data – LEI
By: Martin Creamer 19th May 2021 A strong call for unemployed geology graduates to be contracted to capture historic exploration data electronically has been made by Letaba Elihle Investments (LEI) principal geology consultant Siphelele (Siphe) Ntshangase. In a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly Ntshangase also called on South... →
Diamond jewellery demand in US, China robust; India's demand affected by Covid-19 wave
By: Creamer Media Reporter 19th May 2021 Diamond miner De Beers continues to see "robust" demand for diamond jewellery in the key US and China consumer markets, says CEO Bruce Cleaver. The scale of the second wave of Covid-19 infections in India, where the majority of the world’s diamonds are cut and polished, has, however, led to... →
Last of the Argyle greats go on tender
By: Esmarie Iannucci 19th May 2021 Diversified miner Rio Tinto this week unveiled a preview of its final showcase of rare Argyle pink, red and blue diamonds from its iconic mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia. Mining at the Argyle mine stopped in November last year, after 37 years of operation. →
New technologies transforming mining, metals industry – ICMM
By: Martin Creamer 14th May 2021 New technologies are transforming the mining and metals industry, making it cleaner and safer, says the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), which is progressing an 'innovation for cleaner, safer vehicles' initiative. The initiative brings together 28 of the world’s leading mining... →
Russia’s biggest cut diamond fetches $14.1m at Christie’s
By: Bloomberg 14th May 2021 A flawless 100.94-ct colorless diamond that’s considered to be the biggest polished gem from Russia sold for 12.84-million Swiss francs ($14.1-million) at Christie’s in Geneva. The Spectacle, which was cut from a rough stone discovered by Alrosa at an alluvial mine in Russia’s Far East in 2016,... →
Company announces emerald auction results
14th May 2021 Emerald miner Gemfields, which operates the Kagem emerald mine in Lufwanyama, Zambia, last month announced the results of an emerald auction comprising a series of five sequential mini auctions that were held between March 15 and April 17. The proceeds of this auction will be fully repatriated to... →
MAINTAINING CRITICAL OPERATIONS Operations at Kagem mine, suspended for a year until March 2021, were expected to ramp back up to full scale by the end of April
Mining production, sales increase year-on-year in March
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 13th May 2021 Mining production increased by 21.3% year-on-year in March, data published by Statistics South Africa shows. The largest positive contributors were platinum group metals (PGM), with a 68.6% increase and contributing 11.6 percentage points; iron-ore, with a 47.9% increase and contributing 4.1... →
Lulo delivers another large diamond
By: Esmarie Iannucci 13th May 2021 Diamond miner Lucapa has recovered a 138 ct diamond from Mining Block 46 at its Lulo operation, in Angola. The ASX-listed company on Thursday said that this was the seventh diamond of more than 100 ct to be recovered in 2021 so far, and the 24th stone of more than 100 ct to be recovered at Lulo... →
Petra agrees to settlement over human rights abuses claims
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 12th May 2021 A settlement has been agreed with diamond miner Petra Diamonds following claims of serious human rights abuses at its majority-owned Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania. Law firm Leigh Day has agreed the settlement on behalf of 71 claimants who allege that they suffered serious human rights... →
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