de beers is convinced it will be present in Botswana for a very long time as the company is highly confident of discovering more diamond deposits in the country and other southern African countries, Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer has said. ...

The appointment of Mellier was indeed a significant move for the company away from the diamantaire mindset, perhaps towards a more corporate one required to navigate the new economy. By bringing in a non-South African, non-diamantaire, ...

In a recently published decision the president of the Competition Council approved a request for preliminary measures from Belgian diamond merchant Diamanthandel A Spira against de beers, the world's leading diamond mining and trading company. ...

Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu might consider a request today to intervene in the proposed sale of de beers' Namaqualand mine to Trans Hex and other parties, Shabangu's spokesman Musa Zondi said this week. ...

WINDHOEK ? A new joint venture holding company now owns Namdeb and de beers Marine Namibia, as well as diamond mining licences for both land and sea mining areas. The Namibian Government and de beers equally own the holding company, through a new ...

de beers Canada is pleased to announce the release of our 2010 Report to Society at www.debeerscanada.com. This is the third annual report for de beers Canada and presents a summary of the company's contribution to sustainable development during the ...

de beers announced the much-anticipated appointment of its new chief executive officer (CEO) earlier this week, almost a full year after the position was vacated. Ultimately, the length of time taken to make the appointment, and the candidate chosen, ...

He was part of the team that developed and operated the Escondida mine in Chile and the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. His appointment is effective June 27, 2011. Chantal Lavoie, formerly of de beers Canada and Barrick Gold, ...

Government must keep Namibia investor friendly to attract the massive capital needed to keep Namdeb alive and able to mine diamonds until 2050, Bruce Cleaver, acting chief executive officer of the de beers Group, urged yesterday. ...

Petra Diamonds has released an update on its acquisition of the Finsch diamond mine in South Africa from de beers Consolidated Mines Limited. As announced in January this year, the completion of the acquisition was subject to a number ...