Rio Tinto to grow Indian diamond presence Mineweb | In a major boost to gold and diamond mining in India, mining giant Rio Tinto, which has discovered an immensely rich diamond resource of 37 million tonnes in northern India's Madhya Pradesh state, is set to invest $79 million in the country. | MUMBAI - | Normal 0 false false false EN-GB...
ZAMBIA: Land and mineral rights in conflict IRINnews web | MANSA, 30 August 2010 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region. | "We have a lot of battles going on over land; people's right to land is being violated by manganese mine...
Namdeb more than doubles first-half diamond production Mining Weekly | JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Namdeb, the joint-venture (JV) mining company owned by De Beers and the government of Namibia, more than doubled its production during the first half of this year. | Diamond output increased by 106,5% to 795 000 ...
Rio Tinto to invest $300m in Zim gem mine expansion Mining Weekly | Anglo-Australian resources group Rio Tinto’s Zimbabwe unit has announced plans to invest $300-million in an expan- sion programme at the Murowa diamond mine. | MD Niels Kristensen says annual production at the mine, in the Zvishavane area, will i...
Migrancy and African labour in the early days of diamond digging Mining Weekly | The special character and course of South Africa’s economic history was profoundly influenced by its unique endowment of human and natural resources. | The marriage between the country’s natural resources and its immense human capital was cemen...
Chamber eyes 30% growth for 2010 Mining Weekly | The Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines reports that the country’s mining industry could grow by as much as 30% in 2010 should power availability improve within the country and if more working capital is made available to mining companies. | Zimbabwe Chamb...
Cheaper mining methods may extend Diavik resource – Harry Winston Mining Weekly | TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – The owners of the Diavik diamond mine, in Canada's Northwest Territories, are studying possible changes to underground mining methods which have the potential to lower costs and could result in a future extension of t...
Debswana delays $55m tailings project – Firestone Mining Weekly | JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Only three months after it was announced that Debswana was going to proceed with the construction of a $55-million modular tailings treatment project (MTTP) at its Jwaneng mine, in Botswana, the project has now b...
Malawi open for investment in mining – Minister Mining Weekly | PERTH (miningweekly.com) – The government of Malawi was looking to reposition the country from an agricultural hub to an emerging mining economy, Natural Resources Minister Grain Malunga said on Thursday. | Speaking at the second day of Paydirtâ€...
Operational and corporate update from Firestone Diamonds Mineweb | Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 | Firestone Diamonds plc, the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company (ticker: AIM:FDI), is pleased to provide an update on the Company's operations in Botswana and...
Fire River Gold selects Snowden for Nixon Fork gold mine project PEA Mineweb | Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 | Fire River Gold Corp. (TSX-V: FAU; OTCQX: FVGCF; FSE: FWR) ("FAU" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that as part of its ongoing development of the Nixon Fork Gold Mi...
Strong sales boost Harry Winston's Q2 profits Mineweb | The diamond miner saw a 62% jump in sales during the quarter, which pushed up profits to $16.5m for the period, significantly higher than analyst expectations RELATED STORIES | | | | TORONTO (Reuters) ...
Manchester United Legend Andrei Kanchelskis Slams 'Overrated' Arsenal Star Andrey Arshavin Goal Russia hero lays into current player... | By Matt Monaghan | Share Share | Manchester United legend Andrei Kanchelskis has slated "overrated" Arsenal attacker Andrey Arshavin. | Kanchelskis, 41, made his name during an initial five-year spell in the Premier League with United and Everton before leaving for Fiorentina in 1996. As the first Russian s...
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