NUM broadens strike at Petra mines to include Koffiefontein
THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has broadened its strike at the premises of Petra Diamonds' South African mines saying its members will down...
Labour disruption flares up at Petra’s Finsch, Ekapa mines
PRODUCTION at Petra Diamonds' Finsch and Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture operations in South Africa's Northern Cape province has been interrupted by labour disruptions...
Petra set to struggle to meet covenant with Williamson crocked
SHARES in Petra Diamonds fell 8% during morning trade in London after the company acknowledged that the suspension of its Williamson mine would put...
Rockwell puzzled by liquidation move as sale in the pipeline
ROCKWELL Diamonds said it was puzzled by a decision to return its subsidiaries to provisional liquidation as it had received an offer in excess...
Petra suspends Williamson following Tanzania Govt. seizure
SHARES in Petra Diamonds were under pressure following an announcement it had suspended production at its Williamson mine in Tanzania after government authorities seized...
Cleaver aims to return De Beers to new mine development
DE BEERS is reviewing its approach to the development of smaller mining projects as the diamond giant considers its future strategy in a situation...
Pallinghurst set about restoring Gemfields to profitability
WHEN Pallinghurst Resources CEO, Arne Frandsen, announced to the market in May that the equity group was moving to buy out its 75%-owned coloured...
Trans Hex to shut down the Baken diamond mine
Diamond producer Trans Hex has finally pulled the plug on its ageing Baken mine in the Northern Cape and intends placing it on care...
Lucara drops output target 14% after mining equipment issue
LUCARA Diamonds, the Toronto-listed firm, warned shareholders that its mining contractors' lack of equipment availability in the second quarter could see full year production...
Earthquake breaks water fissure seal at GEM’s Ghagoo mine
AN earthquake that had its epicentre some 25km from GEM Diamonds' Ghaghoo, a diamond mine in Botswana the UK-listed group put into mothballs, caused...