Botswana in talks to raise stake in De Beers
Botswana confirmed on Monday market rumours that it plans to increase its shareholding in De Beers, as parent company Anglo American (LSE: AAL) prepares to…
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Gemfields studies 2 grams-a-tonne gold in Mozambique
Africa-focused Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML), known by its emeralds and rubies, has produced its first resource estimate for the Nairoto gold project in Mozambique…
Gem Diamonds finds 172.06 ct stone at Letšeng
Africa-focused miner Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) has unearthed a 172.06 ct Type II white diamond at its prolific Letšeng mine in Lesotho, just days after another…
BHP abandons US$49B bid for Anglo
BHP (ASX: BHP) is walking away from its US$49.2 billion offer for Anglo American (LSE: AAL) after the companies couldn’t agree on how to handle the…
Gem Diamonds finds sixth 100+ carat stone this year
Africa-focused miner Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) has unearthed a 212.9-carat Type II white diamond at its prolific Letšeng mine in Lesotho, less than a month after a…
Anglo American rejects BHP’s third, US$49.2B bid
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) rejected on Wednesday a third takeover bid by BHP (ASX: BHP) that valued the company at US$49.2 billion (£38.6 billion), but…
Anglo’s second top investor demands BHP bid revision
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) second largest investor said on Wednesday it believes BHP’s (ASX: BHP) takeover bid requires “meaningful revision” in public remarks made just…
Yellow diamonds mine in Australia set to reopen
Australia’s Gibb River Diamonds (ASX: GIB) is getting closer to restarting the mothballed Ellendale diamond mine in West Kimberley after being granted three mining leases…
Lucapa to sell majority stake in Lesotho diamond mine
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has put its 70% stake in the Mothae mine in Lesotho up for sale to focus on its core assets and is…
Anglo American to sell De Beers, Amplats after latest BHP bid
Anglo American (LSE: AAL), the takeover target of mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP), has yielded to pressure from investors by announcing plans to sell some…
Rio Tinto has not ruled out Anglo American bid: report
While Rio has a smaller market capitalization than rival BHP, it’s large enough to make an all-share offer for some or all of Anglo American.
Lucara Diamond records strong quarter at Karowe mine
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) said it has sold about 12% more diamonds from its Karowe mine in Botswana than in the first quarter of 2023…