Petra Diamonds has announced the recovery of a 39.34 carat Type IIb blue diamond “of exceptional quality in terms of both its colour and clarity” at its Cullinan mine in South Africa. The diamond will be sold via a special tender. Credit: Petra Last March, Petra sold a
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LSE-listed Petra Diamonds says it has obtained further information relating to the allegations of human rights abuses at its Williamson mine, in Tanzania. It has, therefore, decided to defer the publication of its feedback on the independent investigation into the alleged human rights abuses until this work has concluded. Petra
Aim-listed diamond producer BlueRock Diamonds has sold three gem-quality diamonds weighing 8.4 ct, 10.6 ct and 9.7 ct for $214 000. Bluerock, which owns and operates the Kareevlei diamond mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa, sold the diamonds for $88 000, $73 000 and $53 000, respectively.
Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds (BOD) says it had an eventful six months ended December 31, 2020, making significant progress on its diamond development projects in Botswana and South Africa. Some of the company’s highlights include discovering a new diamond-bearing kimberlite at its Thorny River project, in South Africa.
Diversified miner Anglo American’s De Beers subsidiary is serving to improve the group’s business profile by providing diversification and, most of the time, stability to its otherwise more closely correlated mining operations, reports risk assessment firm Moody’s in a recent report. With an overall Baa2 negative rating, Anglo’s business is
Zenith Security guards employed at diamond miner Petra Diamonds’ Williamson mine, in Tanzania, allegedly deliberately swapped rubber projectiles with metal shot in their weapons, causing serious harm to local residents shot on the company’s concession, UK corporate watchdog RAID said in a statement on March 25. Moreover, the watchdog said