July 27, 2011 De Beers ‘a little fish’ The National Union of Mineworkers (Num) vowed on Wednesday to "cut De Beers to size" for refusing to accede to its 15 percent salary increase demand. "De Beers is a…
July 27, 2011 Zimbabwes 1H Diamond Production Exceeds 2M Cts Zimbabwe’s diamond production reached 2.329 million carats in the first half of 2011 with the bulk coming from the controversial Marange fields, Finance Minister Tendai Biti reported to Parliament on…
July 27, 2011 Surat diamond traders campaign for more flights to the city Surat diamond trading houses and safe deposit vaults will closed for one day on Friday (July 29) in a campaign to increase air travel to the city, the Surat Diamond…
July 27, 2011 De Beers plans to expand in China De Beers, the world's largest diamond producer, announced Tuesday that it will further expand its retail outlets in China, the Wall Street Journal reported.
July 26, 2011 Namibia’s mining body says new tax will curb investment Namibia's Chamber of Mines wants the government to reconsider plans to impose a further 17 percent tax on exploration and mining firms in the southern African producer of diamonds and…
July 26, 2011 De Beers exec: best six months since going private, strong US growth surprises In an interview with Moneyweb on Tuesday, De Beers Chief Commercial Officer said the company had experienced its best six months since it went private in a $19 billion deal…
July 26, 2011 Diamond firm De Beers sees net earnings soar Diamond mining group De Beers said on Tuesday that "exceptional" sales had nearly tripled net earnings in the first half to £423 million ($694 million), up from £155 million ($255…
July 26, 2011 Namibia proposes mining tax hike Nambia?s ministry of finance said that Nambia plans to raise its mining tax by 17% to boost revenue, but the hike will not apply to the diamond sector. As per…
July 26, 2011 Can Goldman, Morgan Stanley recover commodities moxie? At the once-feared commodity trading arms of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the pressure to do better in the second half of this year has never been more intense.
July 25, 2011 CDE announce distribution agreement for Africa with Pilot Crushtec CDE have announced the addition of Pilot Crushtec to their global distributor network with responsibility for South Africaand sub-SaharanAfrica. Pilot Crushtec will promote the full range of CDE washing equipment…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm