Tsodilo gains a BRC DiamondCore executive
Michiel de Witt joins a junior Canadian diamond and base metals exploration firm, Tsodilo. His future with BRC DiamondCore, where he is president, is not entirely clear cut.
De Beers to cut Finch staff by 40 pct
De Beers is to retrench 350 of the 870 workers at its Finch diamond mine in South Africa.
Petra divests of Kono in Sierra Leone
Diamond mining junior Petra Diamonds, has announced that it is divesting of the Kono Diamond Project in Sierra Leone.
Failed gem firm pays a pittance
Wealth 4 U, which like most speculative mining ventures offered so much and delivered so little, will pay less than one cent for every rand hapless investors ploughed into the venture.
Union declares De Beers dispute
South Africa's biggest union says it has declared a wage dispute with the world's top diamond producer De Beers, and has asked an arbitration authority to mediate.
NUM declares wage dispute with De Beers
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has declared a wage dispute with diamond giant De Beers.
A new plan for troubled State Diamond Trader
South Africa's government has developed a new business model for the State Diamond Trader, which has not worked according to expectations.
De Beers confirms sale of Jagersfontein
De Beers Consolidated Mines has confirmed that the closing date for expressions of interest in the Jagersfontein Diamond Property in the Free State is on Friday this week.
De Beers extends sight contracts by a year
De Beers' company, the Diamond Trading Company, extends sightholders' contracts by a year.