De Beers mulling bids for mines
De Beers said it had received interest in its Finsch and Namaqualand Mines, both
situated in the Northern Cape.
De Beers guarantees Ponahalo deal
De Beers has guaranteed about 56% of the preference shares held by Ponahalo Investments in an effort to stop its R3.7bn, 2006 empowerment transaction from collapse.
De Beers’ Penny quits firm
De Beers CEO, Gareth Penny, ended a five year reign at the helm of the diamond group on Friday even as it unveiled a doubling in pretax earnings, an 84% increase in sales and a doubling in production.
Tawana completes A$660 000 placement
Australian and JSE listed diamond exploration company Tawana Resources has completed the placement of 66 million shares at 1 cent per share to raise A$660 000.
Rough diamond prices could weaken
Rough diamond prices could pull back 5% to 10% in the short-term but the medium-to-long term outlook remains good because of the forecast shortage in supply.
Petra hails ‘step change’ in fortunes
Petra Diamonds declared that for the year ended June it enjoyed "a highly progressive year" helped by a moderate increase in production and much higher prices for gems.
Gem hopeful Letseng meets output target
Amid rising diamond prices, London-listed GEM Diamonds said it hoped to meet full year production targets at its flagship Letseng mine in Lesotho.
Rockwell Q1 revenue up 118pct to C$8.5m
Mid-tier diamond producer Rockwell Diamonds has reported a 118% increase in first quarter revenue from rough diamond sales to C$8.5m from C$3.9m previously.
Deposed Le Riche to fight board coup
FORMER diamond group CEO, Hein le Riche, re-surfaces - spitting mad - ahead of extraordinary AGM to turf out board.
De Beers’ $295m pact set aside
A legal technicality could see De Beers angling for new solutions to antitrust claims in the US after it was found on appeal this week that not all plantiffs could benefit from its $295m settlement trust.