Diamond miner De Beers has revised its production guidance for 2021 downwards to between 32-million and 34-million carats, from the previous target of 33-million to 35-million carats, amid ongoing operational challenges and expected lower production from the final cut at its Venetia mine, in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
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Cullinan delivers once more: Petra Diamonds announced that it has unearthed a 299-carat Type IIa white gem-quality diamond at the South African mine, Rough & Polished reports. Credit: Petra Diamonds The huge stone was recovered in January, and is expected to be sold during Petra’s next tender in
Mining Shared Value (MSV), a nonprofit initiative of Engineers Without Borders Canada, reports that four mining companies have, so far, adopted the Mining Local Procurement Reporting Mechanism (LPRM), with two more confirming their plans to do so shortly. Ivanhoe Mines became the first company to use the international transparency standard
Diamond miner Lucara Diamond has recovered an unbroken Type IIa 378 ct gem-quality top white diamond from milling of ore sourced from the M/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe at its 100%-owned Karowe mine, in Botswana. This recovery is the second gem-quality diamond of greater than 300 ct to be
Booyco Electronics’s CEO Anton Lourens discusses the importance for miners to invest in PDS – to a Level 9 standard, required by legislation. The post Proximity Detection Systems: Your time is up! appeared first on Miningreview.com.
“Thuthula has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills in her role of leading the industry’s response to COVID 19.” – Marcus Courage The post Leadership profile: Dr Thuthula Balfour appeared first on Miningreview.com.
