September 10, 2011

Guinea adopts new mining code boosting state share

Guinea's parliament adopted a new mining code that more than doubles the share the West African state can take in mining projects to 35 percent and toughens procedures for acquiring…

September 10, 2011

Botswana Diamonds gets exploration licence…

BG reporter Botswana Diamonds was awarded a 430 square kilometre exploration licence in Cameroon and it plans to begin a bulk sampling programme in late 2011 to examine diamond potential…

September 9, 2011

Diamond industry in Surat raise security concerns after Delhi blast

Surat, Sep 9(ANI): Members of the diamond industry in Surat, Gujarat, have expressed their concern as no proper measures have been taken by the state government to step up security…

September 9, 2011

DiamondCorp reveals a sharp improvement in grade at Lace as it moves into less diluted kimberlite

DiamondCorp (LON:DCP) this morning revealed a sharp improvement in the grade recovered from the historic Lace Mine in South Africa. Recoveries have improved to around 22 carats per hundred tonnes…

September 9, 2011

Debut Commences Airborne Geophysical Survey

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2011) - Debut Diamonds Inc. ("Debut", the Company) is pleased to announce that Tundra Airborne Surveys Ltd. has mobilized to commence a high-sensitivity/high-resolution airborne magnetic…

September 9, 2011

5 Reasons Rio Tinto Looks Attractive

5. Company Description and Investments Rio Tinto is an Australian diversified mining giant engaged in the exploration, development, production and processing of minerals with product groups aluminum, copper, diamonds and…

September 8, 2011

Antwerp rocked by $1 billion diamond tax scandal

Authorities in Belgium are investigating a case that may turn out to be the country's largest ever fraud. De Tijd this week published some of the names from a list…

September 8, 2011

Australian mining industry: objects in the rear view mirror may appear larger than they actually are

Australians believe that the mining industry is much larger than it actually is, according to a study by the Australian Institute. In the study released on Thursday, Australians were asked…

September 7, 2011

Why diamonds may be an investing gem

Can you name a precious commodity that hit record prices this summer? That has long been considered highly valuable for its remarkable beauty alone? In which demand is surging at…

September 7, 2011

Mining deals drop off a cliff in July and August as China retreats to sidelines

The deal-making frenzy in the global mining sector during the first half of the year was followed by a dramatic drop in activity in July and August, according to a…