Giant diamond sells for $33.7 million

Gold jewellers dismayed.

The $10 billion project, originally expected to begin production this year, is way behind schedule.

Confidence levels in the sector have improved dramatically over the last 12 months, reaching a two-year high.

Numsa will openly recruit from NUM's membership, in direct violation of federation principles. Numsa tells opponents to 'go to hell.'

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The new facility will be integrated with existing Metso operations in the area and is expected to be operational during the fourth quarter of 2014.

Collapsing gold prices, ageing mines, labour strikes and higher operating costs have together weighed down on the sector in the world's sixth largest producer of the metal.

The virtual currency is down 46% from Monday, and 60% since the historic peak of late November.

But scientists think the chance of the Antarctic kimberlite containing economically viable amounts of diamonds may be low.