The Minister for Emergency Situations in Russia, Vladimir Puchkov briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on the progress of rescue operations at the Mir mine in Yakutia and the situation in the typhoon-hit Far-East, according to media reports. The briefing took place even as his Deputy Minister, Vladlen Aksyonov personally accompanied the rescue teams during their […]

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In order to take ahead its operations at the Kareevlei mine in South Africa, BlueRock Diamonds plc has raised £860 000 through the issue of shares. A total of 68.8 million shares were placed at 1.25 pence each, it is reported. The raising of funds comes on the heels of BlueRock having advanced greatly in its […]

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The World Diamond Council (WDC), in a recent announcement reiterated its commitment to the Central African Republic (CAR) in its endeavour to prevent the trade of conflict diamonds from its territory. “The WDC supports the efforts in preventing the trade of conflict diamonds originating from CAR and stresses the collaboration of intergovernmental organisations and civil […]

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Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry has said that exports of polished diamonds during 2016 dropped by 6.4% to US$ 4.68 billion as compared to US$ 4.99 billion a year earlier, according to reports. Polished imports too were down by 5.7% to US$ 3.28 bn. However, the rough trade showed some improvement over the previous […]

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