JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani on Thursday described the building of the world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell haul truck in Limpopo as a great initiative that would in time be rolled out across the platinum group metals (PGMs), diamonds, copper and iron-ore mining company.Hydrogen fuel cell technology, which is platinum rich, is increasingly showing cl...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The strong 2019 earnings margins of Anglo American are poised to strengthen further in 2020, CEO Mark Cutifani said on Thursday.The 2019 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) margins of the London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining company ranged from 40% to 44% in the 12 months to end December. (Also see attached e...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Diversified mining company Anglo American delivered 2019 profit attributable to equity shareholders of $3.5-billion, in line with the prior year.The company, headed by CEO Mark Cutifani, generated underlying earnings of $10-billion, a 9% increase, and $2.3-billion of attributable free cash flow.AdvertisementNet debt increased to $4.6-billion, equal to less t...Read More
Although stock levels in the diamond industry’s midstream are returning to a more balanced position, following stable consumer demand, especially in the US, diamond miner De Beers has warned that risks remain.The company on Thursday reported a 55% year-on-year decrease in underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation for the 2019 financial year, as a result of low...Read More
(IDEX Online) Collector Larry West has added a unique Siberian stone to his famed array of pink diamonds. He is now proud owner of a 6.21-carat cushion cut fancy intense pink purple diamond that was unearthed and polished by Alrosa. The stone, from Yakutia, a region in northeastern Siberia, came with an electronic passport that included a detailed visual history of its extraction and production,...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Lucapa reports "promising" results in its search for alluvial diamonds in Lulo, Angola. The ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company says 45 diamonds of up to 3.75 carats, and a number of D-colours (according to preliminary analysis), have been recovered from stream bulk sampling. The exploration of hard-rock kimberlite sources is taking place in the Canguige tributary draining into the...Read More
Canadian exploration junior Star Diamond said on Tuesday that it would take all necessary actions to ensure that its interests in the Star-Orion South project, in which Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) is earning into, were protected.The company said that RTEC’s purported exercise in November 2019 of its four options under the option to joint venture agreement of June 2017 did not comply...Read More
RAPAPORT... New York-based diamond collector and wholesaler L.J. West has purchased a 6.21-carat fancy-intense-pink-purple diamond from Alrosa.The stone, one of three the Russian miner cut and polished from a 20.18-carat rough it found in one of its Yakutia mines in 2017, was purchased directly from Alrosa, L.J. West owner Larry West said. A diamond of its color is generally only found in Rus...Read More
RAPAPORT... Former HRD Antwerp chief Peter Meeus has made a second offer to buy the Belgian laboratory, after its owners rejected his initial proposal."I'm going straight to the Hoveniersstraat 22 to [deposit] my new bid," Meeus said Tuesday in a presentation to the Antwerp trade, referring to the address of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). "It's a binding bid subject to due diligence...Read More
RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company is coming closer to finding the kimberlite source of its high-quality alluvial diamonds. it said Wednesday.The miner will drill seven new kimberlites located just upstream of the high-value portion of its Lulo mine in Angola, after "highly encouraging" initial exploration results. Lucapa has already recovered 45 diamonds weighing a total of 3...Read More
RAPAPORT... Star Diamond Corporation has accused Rio Tinto of not complying with the terms of a joint-venture agreement for operating the Star-Orion South exploration project in Canada. In 2017, Rio Tinto entered into a deal with the Canadian miner giving it the right to acquire shares in the proposed mine in Saskatchewan. In November, five years earlier than its original deadline, Rio Tinto...Read More
RAPAPORT... New York-based diamond collector and wholesaler L.J. West has purchased a 6.21-carat fancy-intense-pink-purple diamond from Alrosa.The stone, one of three the Russian miner cut and polished from a 20.18-carat rough it found in one of its Yakutia mines in 2017, was purchased directly from Alrosa, L.J. West owner Larry West said. A diamond of its color is generally only found in Rus...Read More
Star Diamond Says Rio Tinto Options Exercise not Compliant with JV Terms(IDEX Online) - Star Diamond Corporation has told Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. (RTEC) that its "purported exercise" of its four options under the Option to Joint Venture Agreement did not comply with the terms of the agreement. In November 2019, Rio Tinto announced its intention to take a majority ownership in...Read More
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa will continue the hunt for the primary hard-rock sources of alluvial diamonds at its Lulo mine, in Angola, noting that the first stream bulk samples excavated from the Canguige tributary had resulted in the recovery of 45 diamonds weighing 30.3 ct.The bulk sample included eight diamonds weighing more than 1 ct each and three diamonds of more th...Read More
(IDEX Online) - TRIGEM has opened a Belgian-certified independent boiling facility in Dubai in partnership with Charlotte Quality Boiling Belgium. The new facility can boil 1.4 million carats of rough and polished diamonds each month using the exclusive Antwerp Charlotte Boil chemical formula.TRIGEM's Charlotte Boiling facility is located in the Jewellery and Gemplex Building, in Jumeirah Lak...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Coronavirus is being blamed for a sharp decline in imports to the U.S. Overall volumes of shipping containers entering the country will be down 3.8 percent in January and 12.9 percent in February (year-on-year), according to estimates by Global Port Tracker, which forecasts container trends.March is set to be down 9.5 percent, it says, in a report released by the National Retail Fe...Read More
RAPAPORT... Lightbox has added grading information for its synthetic white diamonds in an effort to bring further transparency to the lab-grown sector.The company will provide technical specifications showing the minimum quality of its stones across cut, color, clarity and carat weight, Lightbox said Monday. It will include these descriptions with each white lab-grown diamond it sells, but wi...Read More
RAPAPORT... Trigem has launched a new boiling plant at the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) that will have the capacity to process 1.4 million carats of diamonds each month.The facility, which was launched in partnership with Antwerp-based entity Charlotte Quality Boiling, is located in the Jewellery and Gemplex Building in Jumeirah Lakes Towers. Trigem believes it will complement the co...Read More
RAPAPORT... Just a few generations ago, jewelry stores were mom-and-pop shops at the heart of their local communities. While technology has opened the market to a wider audience and added many positive elements to the jewelry-purchasing process, customers still crave that old familiar experience. Knowing you is trusting you, and trust is one of the most important factors in making a sale now...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Diamond production in Angola rose by 12.3 percent last year, according to Sodiam, the state diamond marketing company. But revenue for 2019 was up by only half that figure (6.2 per cent) due to a fall in prices on international markets. Sodiam said it sold 9.44 million carats of diamonds, providing income of $1.299 billion. Production and sales were "satisfactory," said Janio Corre...Read More