The company attributed its production growth in the half reported mainly to the acquisition of the Finsch diamond mine from de beers, and said that Petra was on track to reach production of over 2 million carats in FY 2012. Petra Diamonds sold a total ...

Angus said officials from diamond company de beers, which operates a diamond mine near the community, are ready to prepare the site for the 22 modular homes the department purchased in response to the housing crisis in the community.

de beers Canada, the mining arm of the company probably best-known in the US for its high-end jewelry stores, has found a way to make the help desk entirely paperless. With two remote mines of about 400 employees each, and headquarters in Toronto with ...

London-listed Petra Diamonds has started to reap the benefits of its acquisition of Finsch Mine from de beers in September last year. Petra reported production was up 64% to 953553 carats for the six months ended December 2011, and that was with just ...

January 27 marks Family Literacy Day, and to celebrate, de beers Canada would like highlight its support for Life Literacy Canada through its third year sponsoring of the letter D in the Letters for Literacy fundraiser. ?Instilling a love of learning ...

DiamondCorp will now investigate early mining of this kimberlite by rim loading, a mining method which was used by de beers at Finsch and Kimberley mines. This additional tonnage and potential for earlier cashflow is not taken into account in the ...

de beers mined an estimated 31.3 million carats in 2011, a 5.2% decrease from 2010, based on figures released by Anglo American. Diamond production by de beers in the fourth quarter decreased 24% to 6.5 million carats. The reduction mainly reflects De ...

At Level 33 the kimberlite pipe is 50 per cent greater than at Level 24 and DiamondCorp is investigating if it can mine this area early using the rim mining method adopted by de beers at two its mines. The Company is a publisher and is not registered ...

de beers Diamond Jewellers, established in 2001 by de beers SA and the luxury goods group LVMH, has been awarded certification as meeting the Responsible Jewellery Council's ethical, social, and environmental standards, the RJC announced in a press ...

Previously he was employed by Anglo American plc and de beers Group from 1962 to 1975, mostly in West and Central Africa. He joined Phillip Brothers group (US) with the responsibility for developing African markets in crude oil and refined oil products ...