World’s two top diamond miners join forces to test blockchain pilot

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Diamond News Digest Wednesday 7 November 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver World's two top diamond miners join forces to test blockchain pilot Alrosa has joined rival De Beers' Tracr industry blockchain traceability platform, aimed at clearing the supply chain of imposters and conflict diamonds. read » Canadian miners' performance in Q3 hit by lower metal prices EY's Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — dropped 12 percent in the third quarter of the year when compared to the previous three-month period. read » Gem Diamonds revises up full-year output target as recoveries on the rise So far in 2018, Gem has found thirteen diamonds over 100 carats, two of which were found in the third quarter. read » Alrosa kicks off mining at new diamond field in Siberia President Vladimir Putin, who attended the opening ceremony, said the new operation reinforced the state-controlled firm's position as a diamond world leader. read » Firestone hails strong start of second quarter despite slight recoveries fall The Africa-focused miner sold a 68-carats white diamond for just under $1 million, which became its third most valuable stone to date. read » Zimbabwe's government to give mining claims to artisanal diamond miners Villagers living around the Marange diamond fields would benefit. read » Saskatchewan gives environmental approval to Star-Orion South project The preliminary economic assessment of the mine estimates that 66 million carats of diamonds could be recovered over a 38-year project life. read » Lucapa secures $7m loan to boost Lesotho mine development First commercial diamonds from the company's 70%-owned Mothae mine expected in early November. read » Canadian diamond miner grows output from South African mine Diamcor Mining announced that following its previous release on the initial tender of 2,606.50 carats of rough diamonds, it delivered an additional 5,335.83 carats before the end of October. read » Interview: Gren Thomas, the man with the golden hand The Westhaven surge is a reversal of fortune for Gren Thomas, who got his share position by bankrolling the company, keeping it afloat through years of struggle and shoestring budgets. read » Capital-starved mining sector creates 'buyer's market' for investors Smaller mines and developers who previously found capital through retail investors in public markets are increasingly turning to specialist investors. read » Golden Arrow options advanced stage Indiana gold-copper project in Chile The advanced-stage gold-copper project features a near surface deposit of high-grade gold and copper. read » South African diamond miner wants to go digital Epiroc and Kimberley Ekapa Mining are working together to digitize the latter's diamond operations. read » Rio Tinto sees new-style partnerships as the future If a community or government wants a bigger share of the pie, they may need to be willing to take on more of the risk. read » Read more Diamond news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Diamond News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Diamond News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Diamond News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.