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LSE-listed Petra Diamonds confirms that a parcel of diamonds from the Williamson mine in Tanzania has been blocked from export to its marketing office. Petra Diamonds responds to reports that have recently appeared in the media about the findings of an investigation into the Tanzanian diamond sector by a parliamentary …

Tenova TAKRAF Africa strengthens its Botswana ties with the appointment of a local agent. Global mining, materials handling, minerals processing and equipment supplier, Tenova TAKRAF Africa has appointed Etuba Engineering, as its agent in Botswana. The appointment is expected to support the TAKRAF Africa’s ability to respond to the unique …

Canadian junior diamond miner, Lucara Diamond has completed Mega Diamond Recovery (MDR) and the Sub-middles XRT capital projects within budget and ahead of schedule at its Karowe Mine in Botswana The new MDR circuit treats material in the size range between 50mm and 120mm and is located directly post the …

The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a De Beers Group company, has announced that the industry’s first synthetic screening device for set jewellery, SYNTHdetect, is now available. SYNTHdetect is the only synthetic screening device that has been designed specifically for jewellery retailers, allowing them to quickly and …

Shoreline Energy Limited parent company of Gasland Company Ltd. and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) have signed an agreement to explore opportunities to buy, market, distribute and sell natural gas to consumers and companies in the Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, and Epe areas of Lagos. “The partnership …

ASX-listed Kibaran Resources has completed a resettlement action plan (RAP) for the planned development of the Epanko graphite project in Tanzania. The RAP program has been conducted by Kibaran Resources in accordance with the highest global standards for social and environmental planning and achieves the performance standards prescribed by the …

ASX-listed Syrah Resources has signed a binding sales agreement with Jixi BTR Graphite Industrial, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenzhen BTR New Energy Materials. The agreement between Syrah Resources and BTR New Energy Materials (BTR) is for 30 000 tons of graphite from the Balama operation in the first year …

Australian miner, Walkabout Resources has submitted a mining licence application for the Lindi Jumbo Project in Tanzania. This comes amid a moratorium on awarding of mining licences and special mining licences, recently put in force by John Magufuli’s government. Trevor Benson, Walkabout Resources Executive Chairman said the application has been …

Husqvarna Group is building its first solar power generating facility at its current injection molding site in Nashville, Arkansas, USA. The new facility is expected to reduce the CO2 footprint by approximately 1,000 tons in the first year of operation and approximately 25,000 tons over the expected 25 year life …

International diamond company De Beers Group has announced plans to invest more than US$140 million in marketing this year. The budget is the biggest spend since 2008, as the group focus on generating further consumer demand for diamond jewellery in the leading markets globally. The greatest spend is targeted in …