About three months after BHP Billiton announced it was reviewing the future of its diamonds business with a view to selling it, Rio Tinto has followed suit with its own strategic review. The decisions of …
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Rio wields the diamond blade
Canada mining boom leaves natives in the cold
Despite living just 90km from a massive diamond mine, Jackie Hookimaw Witt has watched poverty tear at the fabric of Attawapiskat, an indigenous community in northern Canada…”Why are our people living in such extreme poverty …
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Rio Tinto makes diamond foray in India
According to Daily News and Analysis, Rio Tinto has received approvals-in-principle from the Ministry of Mines to begin diamond mining operations in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Rio Tinto’s maiden venture in India — in …
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Rio Tinto’s Indian diamond mine may not be – ever
The assassination of environmental and human rights’ activist, Shehla Masood, brought into sharp focus plans by Rio Tinto to open India’s first new commercial diamond mine in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Recently, Australian Broadcasting …
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Diamond houses keep fingers crossed after change of guard at De Beers
For decades, a quaint practice marks the secretive world of diamond trade. Every five weeks, elite diamond houses from all over the world assemble in a room in London, and behind the closed doors, each …
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De Beers won’t touch Zimbabwe diamonds
De Beers high-quality diamond retail arm Forevermark will not sell any diamonds from Zimbabwe’s controversial Chiadzwa and fields, CEO Stephen Lussier said at the launch of the exclusive brand in South Africa.
This comes after …
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Oppenheimers flog De Beers stake to Anglo American
Shining under the blazing African sun, diamonds have an allure consummate with their high price and beauty. For Anglo American, a Fortune 500 globally diversified miner, the opportunity to get their hands on some more …
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‘Our suffering is for ever’, mined-out town tells De Beers in South Africa
Residents of Hondeklipbaai, a small community in coastal northwest South Africa, has lodged a land claim against the world’s largest diamond mining company, Anglo-De Beers.
The community is angered that the company has reneged on …
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Borehole breakthrough for Botswana’s Bushmen
Survival International has been speaking to Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve as they celebrate drinking water from the Mothomelo borehole for the first time in nine years. It marks a significant step towards …
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The Murder of Shehla Masood: Rio Tinto denies any involvement
On 16 August 2011, a prominent Indian environmental and social activist was shot dead while preparing to leave her home in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. A passionate opponent of the “tiger mafia” and …
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De Beers under fire over dumps and deaths
Diamond giant De Beers deliberately misled the South African government about the task of repairing its enormous mine dumps along the West Coast, estimated to cover an area the size of 2000 football fields. So …
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Victory for Kalahari Bushmen as court grants right to water
In a case which may have implications for London-listed Gem Diamonds, the Botswana government has been judged guilty of ‘degrading treatment’. The case was described as ‘a harrowing story of human suffering and despair’.
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