Debswana Diamond Co. a unit of De Beers and a 50/50 partnership between Botswana and De Beers, has unearthed a 1,098 carat diamond in Botswana on June 1, IDEX Online reports. Credit: Debswana The huge gem is the largest since the company began operations five decades ago, and
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The small and junior diamond mining industry in South Africa is in dire straits, says South African Diamond Producers Organisation (Sadpo) vice chairperson Lyndon de Meillon. “Over the past 16 years, we’ve lost about 90% of the companies involved in the sector and about 20 000 jobs. Covid-19 has exacerbated
Botswana’s main diamond mine comes through again: Lucara, which operates the Karowe mine in Botswana has recently announced the recovery of a 470-carat diamond from the mine, IDEX Online reports. Credit: Lucara The light-brown stone is the tenth +100-carat stone and the third +300-carat diamond recovered from the
The 37-year-old South Africa-rooted project house DRA Global has applied for a secondary inward listing on the JSE under the main board’s construction and materials, engineering and contracting services sector. The diversified engineering, project and operations management group – now headquartered in Australia, where it is seeking a primary ASX
TSX-V-listed Diamcor Mining is proceeding with the expansion of processing facilities at its Krone Endora at Venetia project, in South Africa. The miner originally targeted the expansion for 2020; however, owing to the events surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and associated public health restrictions implemented in South Africa, those plans were
Diversified miner Anglo American has partnered with the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and US-based technology company Ivaldi Group, to explore opportunities to digitally distribute spare parts for mining and processing equipment to be manufactured locally using three-dimensional (3D) printing. The project includes an analysis of