Sentences with phrase «african diamond mining»

South African diamond mining giant De Beers is to extend its dominance of the international diamond market with a C$ 167 million hostile bid to acquire a majority shareholding in the Snap Lake diamond project, in the Canadian North West Territories.

Although their influence is now somewhat diminished, for more than a century they ran a text book marketing campaign that ensured they earned vastly inflated prices for their shiny little rocks - first by buying up the newly discovered South African diamond mines so that they effectively controlled the market, then by creating the impression of scarcity by ruthlessly controlling supplies; and then, in their pièce de résistance, commissioning one of the most successful marketing campaigns in history to create the tradition of giving diamonds as engagement gifts; which includes the famous «diamonds are forever» advertising campaign and sponsoring movies such as Gentleman Prefer Blonds (1953), To Catch A Thief (1955) and The Pink Panther (1963).

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11-18-2005 2005 Drilling Program Completed on Caledonia's Mulonga Plain Joint Venture 11-14-2005 Caledonia Mining 3rd Quarter Results 2005 10-13-2005 Available online: Webcast of presentation to the Minesite Forum 10-11-2005 London: Presentation to the Minesite Forum 09-14-2005 Caledonia amends terms of share purchase warrants 09-13-2005 Caledonia and Motapa announce 11 drill targets at Mulonga Plain Kashiji Plain analytical results confirm possible local source 08-15-2005 Caledonia Mining signs a Memorandum of Understanding with a South African Black Economic Empowerment Consortium 08-12-2005 Caledonia Mining Second Quarter Results 2005 08-11-2005 Caledonia Mining Second Quarter Results Conference Call and Webcast 07-18-2005 Caledonia announces Summer Drilling Program on Kikerk Lake Property, Nunavut 06-22-2005 Caledonia Mining Corporation announces Admission to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and # 1.57 million placing 06-13-2005 Caledonia Mining signs a Letter of Intent with a Cobalt Refinery to supply 3 % of total annual world production 05-16-2005 Caledonia Mining 1st Quarter Results 2005 05-06-2005 Caledonia Annual Meeting set for Tuesday May 10th 2005 05-05-2005 Caledonia Mining Granted Prospecting Right for Grasvally and Will Commence the Drilling Program by Mid May 2005 03-29-2005 Caledonia Mining 4th Quarter and 2004 Annual Results 03-23-2005 Caledonia Mining Fourth Quarter and Annual results Conference call & webcast 03-08-2005 Mulonga Plain JV Exploration Work Program Update 02-23-2005 Caledonia Mining Appoints New Chairman 01-31-2005 Caledonia updates diamond exploration results at Mulonga Plain joint venture in Zambia.

By: African News Agency 1st May 2018 A diamond mine in Botswana, owned by now extinct Australian miner Kimberley Diamonds, is going up for sale at an online auction to be held Monday, as its liquidators failed to secure viable offers, reports MINING.com.

Many people instantly associate the «resource curse» with images of African blood diamonds and mining - induced population displacement in Latin America.

Currently, Rio Tinto processes the majority of its diamonds in India and independently markets the diamond productions from its Australian, Canadian and African mines, with a well established presence in all the major diamond centres of the world.

One study of South African workers found a link between diamond mining and increased risk for developing asbestos - related respiratory diseases.

The facts underlying the High Court's judgment in Kingdom of Lesotho v. Swissbourgh Diamond Mines Pty. Ltd. & 8 Others [2017] SGHC 195 concerned investments made in the late 1980s by a South African businessman, together with his associated companies and trusts, in diamond mines located in Lesotho, an independent enclave completely surrounded by South Africa.