Diamond Fields International Ltd. (DFI:TSX) (“DFI” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that following acquisition of the Atlantis II Red Sea license, it has reached a further agreement with David Heydon to advise regarding the Atlantis II project financing. Having obtained what it believes to be the world’s first deep sea metal mining license, [...]
196 carat White Diamond Recovered at Letseng Diamond Mine in Lesotho
Gem Diamonds Limited (LSE: GEMD) (“Gem Diamonds”) and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho are delighted to announce that an exceptional 196 carat rough white diamond has been recovered from the Letseng mine in Lesotho on 24 August 2010. This remarkable rough diamond is expected to achieve a substantial price per carat as preliminary [...]
Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Statement Over former CEO receipt of Rough Diamonds from Supermodel Naomi Cambell,Allegedly sourced from Liberian President Charles Taylor
The Board of Trustee’s of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (NMCF) has completed a process of investigation and discussions with Mr Jeremy Ractliffe, its former Chief Executive Officer, concerning three uncut diamonds he had received on the Blue Train from Ms Naomi Campbell in 1997 and kept in his possession until they were handed over [...]
Thabex Court Case Relating to Angel Diamonds Postponed
Thabex Limited shareholders are advised that the Case relating to Angel Diamonds (Proprietary) Limited (Case number: CIV/APN/333/2010) in the High Court of Lesotho was to be heard on 30 August 2010. The Case has been postponed to 6 October 2010 in order for the Court to finalise the security for costs by the applicants in [...]
Diamond Production Low but Diamond Prices Encouraging for Namibian Resources Since DIamond Produciton Recommenced
NAMIBIAN RESOURCES Plc has announced its final results for the year ended 28 February 2010. The year to 28th February 2010 was disappointing as expected due to the cessation of production at Sonnberg following the near collapse of the international diamond market and soaring fuel costs. Our staffing was greatly reduced and care and maintenance [...]
Ex Diamond Giant De Beers David Hodgson Joins Auryx Gold
Auryx Gold Corp. has added David Hodgson to its Board of Directors. Mr. Hodgson was employed by the Anglo American and De Beers group of companies for over 30 years. From November 2001 through to his retirement in April 2005, Mr. Hodgson served as the Chief Operating Officer of Anglogold Ashanti, where he was responsible [...]
Rockwell Diamonds Recovers Diamonds of 50+ Carats From Holpan, Klipdam and Saxendrift; First 7 Months of 2010: 11 Diamonds Over 50 Carats
Rockwell Diamonds Inc. has announced the recent recovery of several large (50 carats and above) stones from its Holpan, Klipdam and Saxendrift mines. Rockwell has alluvial diamonds operations in Northern Cape Province in South Africa: the Holpan and Klipdam mines are located north of Kimberley, and the Saxendrift mine is on the Middle Orange River [...]
Zimbabwe’s Nango stands by Nomination of Farai Maguwu as Kimberley Process Diamond Certification Scheme as Local Focal Point
Zimbabwe’s National Association of Non Governmental Organisations (Nango) says it is not moved by statements by Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Obert Mpofu, over Nango’s nomination of Farai Maguwu as the Kimberley Process local focal point person. Nango acting chief executive officer, Machinda Marongwe this week said the nomination of Maguwu would stand despite [...]
Jewellery industry urged to use Fairtrade and Fairmined gold to improve lives of disadvantaged miners and their communities
The jewellery industry now has the opportunity to materially improve the lives of thousands of disadvantaged artisanal and small-scale miners in South America. Artisanal and small-scale miners, who produce just 15% of global gold supplies, yet account for 80% of labour in gold extraction, experience high levels of poverty, the Fairtrade Foundation will explain. Speaking [...]
Trans Hex South African Diamond Production ‘Below Target’; Sells Diamonds Worth $927 Per Carat
Trans Hex has provided the following update on its operations. SOUTH AFRICA South African carat production has been below target for the year to date, primarily as a result of grade under-performance at Baken Mine (average of 1.30 carats/100m3 against budget of 1.75 carats/100m3). It is expected that the Baken grade will recover during the [...]
Murowa Diamonds wins ZNCC Best Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Rio Tinto is delighted to announce that Murowa Diamonds has won the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Best Corporate Social Responsibility Programs award for 2009. Murowa Diamonds was awarded this honour on the basis of its community programs with a special focus on employee welfare and HIV/AIDS programs. The Murowa Diamonds mine, which is [...]
Zimbabwe Minister of Mines Seized with Matter of Developing a Diamond Law, Says Tsvangirai as Zimbabwe Auctions off an estaimted 900,000 Carats of Diamonds
Today we meet here on a historic occasion for Zimbabwe marking the first public auction of the country’s most valuable mineral, the diamond. Indeed it is historic in that we have managed to satisfy the minimum requirements of the Kimberley Process certification scheme which is the global watchdog in regulating the trade of diamonds. Following [...]