July 25, 2011 Journal of Commerce: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan diamond mine may go ahead Shore Gold Inc. could be one step closer to opening Canada's next diamond mine, according to a story published in the Journal of Commerce.
July 25, 2011 CNBC: Zimbabwe state media says diamonds will pay raises Zimbabwe's state media has reported that the state mining corporation says it is paying government employee raises this month with revenues from controversy-mired diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe.
July 25, 2011 Canada makes a deal a day as mining M&A head towards $200 billion The value of mergers and acquisitions in the mining sector more than doubled to $96.3 billion in the first six months of the year and could top $200 billion for…
July 25, 2011 Strikes hit BHP, Anglo, De Beers and Xstrata across three continents Bloomberg reports BHP workers in Chile voted Sunday to extend their strike at the world’s largest copper mine. Stoppages at BHP’s Australian coal operations may resume this week. Thirty thousand…
July 24, 2011 Namibia’s diamond sector exempt from planned mining tax hike Namibia's Ministry of Finance has announced plans to raise its mining tax by 17 percent, though the increase will not apply to the diamond sector. The ministry said in a…
July 24, 2011 Zimbabwe government rejects all 175 foreign miners’ empowerment plans The government of Zimbabwe has rejected all 175 of the empowerment proposals submitted by foreign-owned mining companies operating in the country, threatening to "kick them out" if the don't revise…
July 24, 2011 DBCM faces workers’ strike over wage disputes Members of South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) employed by De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) began striking on Friday evening after wage talks between the two parties failed earlier…
July 24, 2011 Sea Diamonds Keep Hytec Busy HYTEC Cape Town has recently been awarded a large contract by De Beers Marine Namibia for the refurbishment of the mining system hydraulics on one of the mining giant’s offshore…
July 23, 2011 Rio Tinto diamond project in India wins social awareness award Rio Tinto has received an award for its significant work in building social capacity in communities surrounding its developing Bunder diamond project in India. The 2010-2011 Sitaram Rungta Social Awareness…
July 23, 2011 Selling gold: How much that old ring is worth now Yvette Shirey left a jewelry store near her home in Columbia, Md. Wednesday afternoon $1,000 richer. After seeing gold prices soar earlier in the week, Shirey decided to sell a…
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