De Beers Venetia Mine has unveiled a R10-million coronavirus testing laboratory that will be used to check the diamond mines’ employees and contractors for Covid-19. Discussion with the Department of Health is also under way on assisting with the gover…
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De Beers Venetia Mine has unveiled a R10-million coronavirus testing laboratory that will be used to check the diamond mines’ employees and contractors for Covid-19. Discussion with the Department of Health is also under way on assisting with the gover…
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Following a strategic review into its capital structure options, London-listed Petra Diamonds has decided to seek offers for the company or for parts of the business’ assets.
Petra started a strategic review of its capital structure options on March 2…
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Petra Diamonds has put itself or parts of its business up for sale, the Africa-focused miner said on Friday, as part of a review the company began in March after being hammered by lacklustre demand and prices for the precious gem.
The company has been…
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The Equitable Access Campaign (EAC), which includes local marine diamond miners operating off the coast of Alexander Bay, tells Mining Weekly it strongly disagrees that State-owned land and marine diamond mining company Alexkor’s concessions potentiall…
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Canada’s Stornoway Diamonds on Thursday announced a management shakeup as part of a rationalisation exercise, which began last year with the privitisation of the company.
Patrick Godin had resigned as CEO and Annie Torkia Lagacé also stepped down as e…
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Russian diamond miner Alrosa has suspended work at its Inter underground mine, after several employees tested positive for Covid-19.
Operations would be idled for one to two weeks, the company said in a statement on Thursday.
The employees who tested…
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TSX-V-listed Pangolin Diamonds on June 23 provided an update on recent activities at its various projects in Botswana, with all field teams now fully operational. It added that the Botswana Department of Mines had granted the company’s joint venture pa…
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Aim-listed diamond producer BlueRock Diamonds achieved its target to reach a yearly run rate of 400 000 t and operational profitability through enhanced production at the end of 2019. In a statement on June 22, the producer, which owns and operates the…
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For decades, shopping for uncut diamonds was a tightly scripted affair: First, persuade De Beers to add you to its list of handpicked customers. Then, 10 times a year, attend a week-long sale to buy exactly the amount De Beers offers you at whatever pr…
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