Weak diamond market, drought weigh down on growth
Botswana’s growth is expected to slow to about 3.5% in 2019 due to weaknesses in the diamond market, a severe…
Botswana’s growth is expected to slow to about 3.5% in 2019 due to weaknesses in the diamond market, a severe…
Botswana Diamonds and VAST Resources have agreed the terms of a new agreement in respect of their proposed joint venture…
De Beers’ November sales totalled $390 million, the highest for five months, as the rough market stabilised and the miner…
President Mokgweetsi Masisi says his government is in the process of ensuring that citizens are actively involved in the diamond…
Ongoing diamond production and sales agreement negotiations between De Beers Group and Botswana government remain confidential, says CEO, Bruce Cleaver.…
Lucara Diamond Corp. plans to move forward with an underground expansion of Karowe, the Botswana mine that’s made headlines for…
When is a diamond more than just a diamond? That question might be best answered by the Okavango Diamond Company…
De Beers rough diamond sales have slightly improved during the eighth cycle when compared to the previous sales. According to…
The 812.77-carat “Constellation” in rough form. Found in Botswana in November 2015, the Type IIa stone yielded eight polished diamonds,…
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…
Irish exploration and project development company, Botswana Diamonds (BOD) and its associate Vutomi have signed an agreement with Eurafrican Diamond…
De Beers is continuing its policy of offering almost unprecedented flexibility to diamond buyers as the mining company works to…
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) has unearthed a 123-carat, gem-quality, top white Type II diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana.…
AIM-listed diamond junior Botswana Diamonds’ associate Vutomi has been granted environmental authorisation over a substantial portion of the residual diamond-bearing…
Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) said last Thursday that it had received a “critical” environmental authorisation for diamond-bearing gravels from the Marsfontein mine, next…
Dubai Chamber says diamonds accounted for more than 90% of Botswana’s exports to the UAE as trade exceeds AED5bn Diamonds…
The Botswana government and De Beers are in “cordial” negotiations about a new diamond-sales pact to replace their current 10-year…
The identification and confirmation of a new kimberlite field in Botswana could be on the cards. TSXV-listed diamond explorer Pangolin…
AIM-listed Botswana Diamonds has renewed two prospecting licences in the country’s Kalahari Desert. Licences PL232 and PL235, held by the…
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