Weak Chinese demand dents India’s diamond exports, industry seeks support
India’s cut and polished diamond exports have been faltering due to weak demand from the key market, China, and they are unlikely to stabilize unless the government provides support to the industry, the head of a leading trade body said on Thursday.
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De Beers Canada JV partner says diamond miner in no rush to sell
The proposed spin off of Anglo American’s De Beers diamond unit will take ‘some time’ and the miner is not rushing to complete the split, Mark Wall, CEO of Mountain Province Diamonds, the Canadian joint venture partner of De Beers’s Gahchu Kue mine, said this week.
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Botswana may raise De Beers stake as Anglo weighs spin-off
The Botswana government may raise its shareholding in global diamond miner De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi told JCK News, after parent company Anglo American said it plans to spin off or sell the business.
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How a rattled South Africa became Anglo’s best defence against BHP bid
Days after miner BHP launched its takeover bid for rival Anglo American in April, the CEOs of both headed for South Africa, where a condition to divest Anglo’s local platinum and iron ore assets was causing a political storm.
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Botswana flags synthetic gem threat ahead of $6 billion diamond project launch
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday called synthetic gems a threat to the country’s economic lifeblood, as the government readies to launch a $6 billion project to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng diamond mine.
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Botswana wants quick separation of De Beers from Anglo
Botswana is hoping for a quick separation of De Beers from the Anglo American Plc group before the UK-listed diversified mining giant is exposed to a possible hostile takeover, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Wednesday.
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Past producing yellow diamonds mine in Australia set to reopen
Australia’s Gibb River Diamonds (ASX: GIB) is getting closer to restarting the mothballed Ellendale diamond mine in West Kimberley after being granted three mining leases that are key for the project.
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Botswana vows to protect interests in potential BHP-Anglo deal
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi vowed to protect the country’s interests, including its 15% stake in diamond giant De Beers, should BHP Group Ltd. acquire Anglo American Plc.
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Karelian says Finland asset likely to hold more coloured diamonds
Irish explorer Karelian Diamond Resources (AIM: KDR) said on Tuesday its search for precious stones in Finland has taken a significant step forward after finding signs of diamond bearing kimberlite in the same area where it previously unearthed a rare, pale green diamond.
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Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for Rio Tinto, Burgundy Mines and De Beers to access their diamond mines in the remote Arctic region.
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Russia confirms deal to buy part of Alrosa’s output
Russia will regularly buy diamonds from sanctions-hit producer Alrosa through a state fund, the finance ministry said on Thursday, a move that suggests Western restrictions on Russia’s diamond exports may be having some impact.
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Russian diamond ban creates costly delays, Antwerp diamond dealers say
Antwerp’s diamond dealers face long and costly delays following an EU ban on Russian-origin diamonds that took effect on March 1 and has slowed imports, they say in a letter seen by Reuters.
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Debswana diamond sales down 25.1% in 2023 on weak demand
Debswana Diamond Company’s sales of rough diamonds fell 25.1% in 2023, data released by Botswana’s central bank late on Thursday showed, as an economic slowdown hit demand for luxury items in the U.S. and China and competition from lab-grown gems increased.
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Alrosa’s annual net profit drops 15.2%
Russia’s sanctions-hit diamond producer Alrosa on Wednesday reported 2023 net profit of 85.18 billion roubles ($925 million), down 15.2% from the previous year.
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Diamond producers warn of pitfalls in G7’s Russia gem ban
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) issued an open letter on Wednesday calling on the G7 nations and the European Union to rethink the potentially “irreparable” market outcomes of its ban on Russia-produced diamonds.
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South African billionaire Wiese returns to his diamond-hunting roots
Christo Wiese, South Africa’s billionaire retail king, is going back to the future.
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Anglo American to review assets after writedowns and profit plunge
Anglo American will review its assets after a 94% plunge in annual profit and writedowns at its diamond and nickel operations, the company said on Thursday.
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Rio Tinto unit faces criminal case in Canada over injured worker
A Canadian unit of global mining company Rio Tinto is facing a criminal case after an employee was seriously injured at an Arctic diamond mine, according to an announcement by local authorities.
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Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada’s Northwest
Six people were killed after a small plane carrying global miner Rio Tinto’s workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories (NWT) on Tuesday, the NWT Coroner Service said on Wednesday.
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Gem Diamonds and Lucara find first big stones of 2024
Africa-focused miners Gem Diamonds (LON: GEMD) and Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) have recovered big, high-quality Type IIa diamonds at their respective operations.
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De Beers to spend $1 billion on Botswana mine expansion
Mining News Pro - De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, said on Wednesday it’s going ahead with a planned $1 billion investment to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng mine in Botswana by moving operations underground.
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India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds as rules lack clarity
Mining News Pro - India has urged the Group of Seven (G7) countries to delay an incoming ban on Russian diamonds because the rules to trace the origins of gems remain unclear, two sources aware of the matter said.
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EU Commission proposes Russian diamond ban
Mining News Pro - The European Commission has proposed a ban on imports of diamonds and liquid petroleum gas from Russia and also to tighten implementation of a price cap on Russian oil as part of new sanctions against Moscow, EU diplomats said on Wednesday.
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De Beers keeps production target despite supply glut
Mining News Pro - De Beers is sticking to its 2023 production target because it is confident of the long-term outlook, its chief executive said on Monday, despite a glut in diamond supply amid weakening demand.
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The diamond world takes radical steps to stop a pricing plunge
Mining News Pro - When the world’s most important diamond buyers arrived at De Beers’ offices in Botswana late last month, they were presented with a rare offer by their host: the option to buy nothing at all.
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