De Beers challenged to emulate Chinese companies operating in Botswana
Botswana’s Mining Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Minister, Eric Molale has challenged De Beers Group to emulate Chinese companies…
Tag: Botswana diamonds
Botswana, Russia deadlock over top diamond post
Russia has proposed that Botswana establish an embassy in Moscow in exchange for surrendering in the tug of war over…
Botswana to raise stake in new De Beers diamond sales pact
Botswana is expected to demand new incentives ahead of its sales agreement with diamond mining giant De Beers Diamond Company,…
U.S. Government, Lazare Kaplan to Fund Botswana Diamond Cutting
Another $125 million loan guaranty has been pledged to boost diamond cutting and polishing in Botswana. The loan is backed…
Botswana’s diamond manufacturing industry on the road to massive expansion
A group of international finance institutions have signed a US$125 million loan guaranty which will encourage and support lending to…
Stakes raised ahead of De Beers’ negotiations
Government negotiators are pushing for greater access and influence over De Beers’ most highly prized trade secret, the DTC price…
Bling from Botswana: a documentary on the country’s ethically sourced diamonds
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend but they can come at a high cost for the people who…
First-half diamond sales down 16 per cent at Botswana’s Okavango Diamond Company
Sales at Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) fell 16 per cent in the first half of 2018 to…
World’s most valuable diamond mine set to get even bigger
Debswana, the joint venture between Anglo American Plc’s De Beers unit and the Botswana government is seeking permission to deepen…
Okavango Diamond Company pilots GIA M2M to provide Botswana origin diamonds
GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced that Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is participating in the Institute’s M2M program.…
Lucara Diamond plans underground mining at Karowe
Lucara Diamond this week issued an updated resources estimate for its Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. Results revealed that the…
Botswana’s Lerala Diamond Mine auctioned online for $8.1 million
The Lerala Diamond Mine in central Botswana has been sold via an online auction for $8.1 million, a year after…
Metal Tiger, MOD to start drilling campaign at Botswana project
Natural resource investor, Metal Tiger on Tuesday said a significant drilling campaign is starting at the T3 Dome Complex at…
Botswana President eyes jobs in new ‘marriage’ with De Beers
Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, wants a new long-term diamond-sales pact with De Beers when the current 10-year deal expires in…
S&P Global Ratings affirms Botswana’s “A-/A-2” sovereign credit rating for 2018 and stable outlook
Standard and Poor’s (S&P Global Ratings) has affirmed Botswana’s 2018 sovereign credit ratings of ‘A-’ and ‘A-2’ for long and…
Good week for Botswana diamonds as Lucara digs up another giant diamond and Pangolin finds first diamond
Lucara Diamond Corp. has found another huge diamond at its mine in Botswana. The company unearthed a 327-carat top…
De Beers raises output in healthy market
De Beers’ production grew during the first quarter as the company reached full capacity at its Gahcho Kué mine in…
Lucara unearths another massive diamond from Botswana mine
Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered yet another massive diamond in Botswana, at a site previously owned by giant De Beers.…
Tsodilo recovers 101 diamonds during independent diamond classifier
TSX-listed Tsodilo Resources has recovered 101 diamonds, representing 18.57ct, from samples by an independent and experienced diamond classifier at its…
Debswana wants to deepen Jwaneng mine to unearth a further 50-million carats
The world’s most valuable diamond mine is set to get even bigger. Debswana, the joint venture between Anglo American’s De…