There seems to be a positive shift in the readiness of World Diamond Council (WDC) members to reforming the Kimberley Process (KP), says president of the organisation Edward Asscher. In closing the 2022 KP Intersessional, which was hosted in Botswana last week, he highlighted that strong support for further reforms
Mining & Exploration
Gem Diamonds has unearthed an exceptional Type II 245-carat diamond at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho – the third +100-carat stone found at Letšeng in three weeks. The London-based miner recovered a 129-carat stone on May 23 and a 125-carat diamond on May 31. In May, Gem Diamonds’
The kimberlite exploration work programme at Lulo, in Angola, has been boosted by the addition of two new high-priority kimberlites for bulk sampling, says ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company. Lucapa, which owns Lulo in a partnership with Angolan national mining company Endiama and private Angolan company Rosas & Petalas, said on
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer unpacks NSDV’s deeming provision suggestion for minerals investment; Harmony Gold’s renewables plan; and small diamond miners wanting to work with big licence holders to create more jobs in the industry.
The detraction of the South African investment market is the uncertainty around approval timelines and the implementation of a deeming provision could change all that by treating applications as approved after the passing of a set period of time. Many want to invest in exploration and mining right now but
In an interview with Mining Weekly, Botswana Chamber of Mines CEO Charles Siwawa said that “following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the sustained period of subdued commodities prices from 2015 to 2019,” Botswana’s mining sector is on the rebound – mostly due to “several mining projects
