16.05.2008
Kedikilwe lauds Debswana for hosting Paste 08 Seminar
Minerals Energy and Water Resources Minister, Ponatshego Kedikilwe, has lauded Debswana’s initiative in holding the international seminar on Paste and thickened tailings on behalf of the government of Botswana as a true reflection of the partnership between government and industry.
16.05.2008
India’s Diamond Exports Increase in April
India’s Gems & Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced that jewelry exports from India rose by 31% in April due to an increase in sales of diamonds.
16.05.2008
Angola And ROC Seek To Strengthen Ties
Manuel Antonio Africano, Angola’s Minister of Geology and Mines, recently visited Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, as part of efforts to provide greater cohesion in the functioning of the Association of African Countries Producers of Diamonds (ADPA).
15.05.2008
DRC’s MIBA Sells $8M at Rough Auction
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s state diamond miner, Societe Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA), sold more than $8.2 million in its first public sale in five years.
15.05.2008
Japan’s Polished Imports Down 10%
Polished diamond imports to Japan in the first quarter of 2008, at 544,292 carats worth US$ 214,628,000, fell by some 10 percent in terms of both carats and dollars compared to the first quarter of 2007.