De Beers rough diamond sales slightly improve
De Beers rough diamond sales have slightly improved during the eighth cycle when compared to the previous sales. According to…
Tag: Botswana diamonds
Remember the 813-Carat Diamond Found in Botswana?
The 812.77-carat “Constellation” in rough form. Found in Botswana in November 2015, the Type IIa stone yielded eight polished diamonds,…
Lucara rocks – finds blue, pink diamonds at Botswana mine
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) continues to find gem-quality, coloured diamonds at its Karowe mine in Botswana, which in April yielded the 1,758-carat Sewelô…
Botswana, Vutomi sign mining contract with EDC for Marsfontein project
Irish exploration and project development company, Botswana Diamonds (BOD) and its associate Vutomi have signed an agreement with Eurafrican Diamond…
De Beers keeps special terms in place for another diamond sale
De Beers is continuing its policy of offering almost unprecedented flexibility to diamond buyers as the mining company works to…
Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) has unearthed a 123-carat, gem-quality, top white Type II diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana.…
Botswana Diamonds could be recovering diamonds before year-end
AIM-listed diamond junior Botswana Diamonds’ associate Vutomi has been granted environmental authorisation over a substantial portion of the residual diamond-bearing…
South Africa grants Botswana Diamonds ‘critical’ environmental authorisation
Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said last Thursday that it had received a “critical” environmental authorisation for diamond-bearing gravels from the Marsfontein mine, next…
How diamonds dominate Botswana’s exports to the UAE
Dubai Chamber says diamonds accounted for more than 90% of Botswana’s exports to the UAE as trade exceeds AED5bn Diamonds…
Botswana leader sees new diamond pact with De Beers
The Botswana government and De Beers are in “cordial” negotiations about a new diamond-sales pact to replace their current 10-year…
New kimberlite field in Botswana?
The identification and confirmation of a new kimberlite field in Botswana could be on the cards. TSXV-listed diamond explorer Pangolin…
Botswana Diamonds renews two licences in the Kalahari
AIM-listed Botswana Diamonds has renewed two prospecting licences in the country’s Kalahari Desert. Licences PL232 and PL235, held by the…
Opinion… Could Botswana become the Dubai of Africa?
“Democracy, like a little plant, does not grow or develop on its own. It must be nursed and nurtured if…
Lucara results highlight difficult market
Despite higher production, Lucara Diamond (TSE: LUC) saw lower revenue in its second quarter than the same period a year…
Tsodilo Resources Limited announces sampling plan with inclusion of BK16 Kimberlite Project
Tsodilo Resources Limited is pleased to announce that a renewal application for Prospection License 369/2014 has been filed with the…
Jwaneng: US$2 billion investment for Botswana’s brightest star
The Debswana Diamond Company, a 50/50 joint venture between the government of Botswana and De Beers Group, recently announced a…
Lucara announces name of 1,758 carat diamond
In April 2019, the largest diamond to be mined at Karowe to date, an unbroken 1,758 carat near gem-quality diamond…
De Beers lowers full-year output expectations on weaker demand
Diamond miner De Beers has revised its full-year production guidance downward to about 31-million carats, leaning towards the lower end…
Botswana Diamonds raises funds for Thorny River
Botswana Diamonds has raised £250,000 with new and existing investors at a price of 0.5p per placing share. The placing…
Lucara to turn Boteti around
Boteti, regarded as the home to the world’s most coveted gemstones – diamonds – carries the dishonourable badge of being…