Debswana to proceed with Jwaneng Tailings Project
Firestone Diamonds plc, the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company, is responsible for financing, construction and operation of the plant. Firestone Diamonds plc is an international diamond mining and exploration company with operations in Botswana and South Africa. Botswana is the world’s largest and lowest cost producer of diamonds, with annual production worth over $2.5 [...]
Responsible Jewellery’s scope to include platinum
The London-based Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), a not-for-profit organization that certifies businesses within the diamond and gold jewelry supply chains, has expanded the scope of its certification system to include the platinum group metals. RJC, which includes 230 member companies, promotes responsible ethical, human rights, social and environmental practices throughout the jewelry industry from mine [...]
Botswana army and police enter Bushman reserve
Trucks of soldiers and police entered the Central Kalahari Game Reserve last week, according to Survival International. Survival believes this is to intimidate the Bushmen, and perhaps even force them out, because: 1) Gem Diamonds wants to open a diamond mine on their land (Gem Diamonds is based in London); 2) the Botswana High Court [...]
South African union declares wage dispute with De Beers
South Africa’s biggest union said it had declared a wage dispute with the world’s top diamond producer De Beers, and had asked an arbitration authority to mediate. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said in a statement it had declared the dispute after talks with De Beers — 45 percent owned by miner Anglo American [...]
Benchmarks report on De Beers
The South African Benchmarks Foundation has produced a report on the activities of De Beers in Botswana and on South Africa’s west coast. London-based Anglo American plc owns 45% of De Beers. See http://www.bench-marks.org.za/ and click on the repots listed on the right hand side of the home page.
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