Turkey top envoy goes to Niger in bid to secure uranium supplies
The trip comes after Niger’s military government withdrew mining rights from Canadian and French companies to develop uranium deposits.
Anglo American (LON:AAL) has completed its acquisition of a 40% stake in the De Beers Group from the Oppenheimer family, which has had a major ownership stake in the diamond mining, distribution and marketing company for more than 80 years.
The $5.1 billion deal, announced in November, increased Anglo’s stake in the diamond mining giant from the 45% to 85%, marking the end of Oppenheimer era at De Beers. The government of Botswana owns the remaining 15% of the company.
De Beers and the Oppenheimer family are one of the most storied relationships in the world of diamonds, and perhaps in mining itself >> >>
