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- Nambia and De Beers Close to Finalising Unit Talks
- By John Grobler WINDHOEK (Reuters UK) - Namibia and De Beers are close to concluding talks to increase to 50 percent the southern African country's holding in the local marine unit of the world's largest diamond producer, a De Beers spokesman said. "The parties have concluded...
- News items 2008-04-17
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- Treasure trove found in shipwreck off African coast
- JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins -- and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable African coast, and it sank...
- Articles 2008-05-04
- Motapa Updates Work on the Kavango Project, Namibia.
- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Aug 2, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Motapa Diamonds Inc (TSX VENTURE:MTP) is pleased to provide an update on exploration work on the Kavango project in Namibia. Exploration work is being funded and carried out by Namdeb Diamond Corporation Pty Limited ("Namdeb"). ...
- Articles 2007-08-02
- Getting It Under Control
- Namibia's mine operators are focusing on efficiency, and doing it by the numbers The West African nation of Namibia has ample resources of diamonds and uranium-two of the most sought-after commodities in today's minerals market. In turn, Namibia-based producers are seeking commodities of an entirely different type:...
- Articles 2007-07-01
- De Beers Marine Namibia aims for 1.05 million carats in 2007.(FACETS)
- De Beers Marine Namibia has set a production target of 1.05 million carats of rough diamonds in 2007, said Peter Cook, a captain on the m.v. Debmar Pacific, one of the company's five mining ships, as quoted in the Namibia Economist. The company...
- Articles 2007-06-01
- namdeb working harder to develop new diamond mines.(FACETS)
- Namdeb, the 50-50 diamond mining joint venture between De Beers and the Namibian government, is starting a number of ambitious new projects to increase offshore mining as its land reserves are depleted and the company still strives to reach the goal of producing Nam. $43 billion ...
- Articles 2007-06-01
- Namibian police arrest 71 alleged insider thieves.(FACETS)
- Namibian police arrested a record 71 diamond miners and service employees for stealing diamonds in 2006. The confiscated loot from the 19 separate cases police cracked included 549 rough diamonds totaling 574.13 carats and worth more than Nam. $2 million (U.S.$284,000). Of the...
- Articles 2007-06-01
- Namibia suspends diamond licenses.(FACETS)
- Namibia's Ministry of Mines and Energy has suspended the granting of licenses for diamond cutting and polishing, according to The Namibian daily newspaper. The decision follows the signing of a five-year sales agreement between the government and De Beers in March. Under...
- Articles 2007-04-01
- Motapa-namdeb Announces the Finalization of the Kavango Work Program.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-27 March 2007-Headline Maker: Motapa-Namdeb Announces the Finalization of the Kavango Work ProgramC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27032007 Motapa (TSX VENTURE:MTP) is among the leading diamond explorers in Africa and has interests in approximately 9 million hectares of diamond prospective...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- Motapa-namdeb Finalize Kavango Work Program.
- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 26, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Motapa Diamonds Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MTP) is pleased to announce that a two year work program for the Kavango project in Namibia has been finalized with Namdeb Diamond Corporation Pty Limited ("Namdeb"). Namdeb has earned a 51%...
- Articles 2007-03-26
- Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers Extend Sales Agreement to 2013.
- WINDHOEK, Namibia, January 30 /PRNewswire/ -- - Partners Fully Committed to Developing Local Downstream Diamond Industry in Namibia The Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers today announced an agreement that secures the sale of Namibia's diamonds ...
- Articles 2007-01-30
- Offshore mining is paying off in Namibia
- Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba said recently that his country expects to produce one million carats in offshore diamonds this year. DeBeers' joint venture company along with the Namibian government, Namdeb, mined more diamonds offshore than on land for the first time last year. Citing new technology, Pohamha said the country...
- Articles 2006-12-01
- namdeb sets 10 million carat target for 2010.(FACETS)
- Despite reduced net profits for the half year June 30, 2006, Namdeb, the Namibian diamond mining company jointly owned by the Namibian government and De Beers, plans on increasing diamond production to achieve a 10 million carat target set for 2010, reports The Namibia Economist. ...
- Articles 2006-10-01
- Motapa Options Kavango Licenses to namdeb.
- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 18, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Motapa Diamonds Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MTP) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter agreement with Namdeb Diamond Corporation Pty Ltd. ("Namdeb") under terms of which Namdeb can earn an interest in Motapa's 100%...
- Articles 2006-09-18
- Namibian diamond industry.(FACETS)
- The Bank of Namibia reported that the local diamond industry's output grew 3.6 percent in the first quarter of 2006, compared to 7.7 growth in the final quarter of 2005 and 8.8 growth in the first quarter of 2005. The slowdown was caused by inactivity among some...
- Articles 2006-08-01
- Leviev adds to 'beneficiation' fire.(FACETS)
- Israeli diamantaire Lev Leviev told Namibians to work harder to ensure that diamonds mined in the country are made available for polishing locally. He pointed out that his company LLD Diamonds, which established a plant in Windhoek in 2004, has to import much of the rough ...
- Articles 2005-12-01
- Namibian president has words with Nicky Oppenheimer.(FACETS)
- All was not smiles when De Beers Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer met with Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba on June 28 in Windhoek, the capital of the southwest African nation, reported Cape Argus. The occasion was the official opening of Diamdel Namibia, the local ...
- Articles 2005-08-01
- Diamdel formally opens Namibian branch.(FACETS)
- Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba officially opened the offices of Diamdel Namibia in a June 28 ceremony attended by De Beers Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer and Managing Director Gary Ralfe, although Diamdel Namibia has actually been open for business since January. The ceremony took place at the "Namdeb...
- Articles 2005-08-01
- De Beers softens deals
- Mining In a rare turnaround, De Beers has made major concessions to the Angola and Namibia governments for exploration and mining rights in the diamond-wealthy countries. In Angola the most significant concession is that Endiama, the state-owned diamond company, will have the majority interest in diamond mines...
- Articles 2005-06-01
- namdeb sales up 16 percent in first half.(Facets)
- Namdeb has posted a banner first half of 2004, with diamond sales up 25 percent in weight terms to 810,000 carats and 16 percent in dollar terms to N$1.7 billion (U.S. $256 million), according to The Namibian newspaper. Namdeb is jointly owned by De Beers and the...
- Articles 2004-10-01
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