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Lazare Kaplan lauches social initiative to encourage education in Africa

US-based diamond manufacturing and distribution company Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) has launched a new social initiative, The Lazare Ongoma Initiative (LOI), which aims involve retailers in supporting education in African countries, such as Namibia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 25, 2012 | 5:39 pm

Impala Platinum faces potential halt to Zimplats operations due to differences with Zimbabwe’s government

Zimbabwe's central bank threatened to freeze Impala Platinum's local account and ordered local banks to halt managing any of the company’s exports because it has “failed to comply with an order to bank locally,” state-controlled newspaper The Herald reports.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 25, 2012 | 6:54 am

First, do good when mining for gold: Benoit La Salle

Benoit La Salle is the founder, president and CEO of SEMAFO, a mining company that rates its work in sustainability and community building as high as it does its gold production.

The Gold Report | May 24, 2012 | 8:23 pm

Rio’s Zimbabwe spin-off to acquire Murowa diamond mine

Zimbabwean miner RioZim Limited is negotiating with global giant Rio Tinto in an attempt to acquire the now jointly own Murowa diamond mine in the in south central region of the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 24, 2012 | 6:05 pm

De Beers leading efforts to rescue illegal miners at abandoned mine

De Beers on Wednesday launched rescue efforts for diggers who have been trapped after an illegally excavated tunnel collapsed in the diamond giant's abandoned Namaqualand mining area.

MINING.com Editor | May 23, 2012 | 5:15 pm

Compass Gold releases very encouraging assay results from exploration program on Yanfolila property

Results confirm gold mineralization at the Solona target continuing at depths, as suggested by previous drilling

CNW Telbec | Mining/Metals | May 23, 2012 | 2:40 pm

DiamondCorp agrees on a $33.6 million loan deal with South Africa’s IDC

African DiamondCorp (LON:DCP) said its 74% owned Lace Diamond Mines, the company's primary asset in South Africa, has entered into a loan funding term sheet with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC), the company announced Monday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2012 | 4:21 pm

Is post-Taylor diamond mining in Sierra Leone clean?

Charles Taylor, was convicted in April of war crimes for arming Sierra Leone's rebels in return for blood diamonds. Taylor is now awaiting sentencing and the BBC tries to find out if mining in the country is now “clean”.

MINING.com Editor | May 21, 2012 | 9:50 pm

Ocean phosphate mine proposed

BusinessLive, in a feature article posted Saturday, presents a good summary of efforts made thus far to advance ocean mining.

Andrew Topf | May 20, 2012 | 10:39 pm

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