Kimberley Consolidated Mining declared that chief executive officer Hein le Riche has resigned from his position in order to focus on negotiations with China National Geological and Mining Limited on the company’s behalf. For full story, click here
Global diamond production surged 6.7 percent by value in 2008 despite a slowdown in output by mining companies toward the end of the year. Production increased to $12.7 billion during the year, compared to $11.9 billion in 2007, as per data published by the Kimberley Process on its statistics Website. For full story, click here
World diamond industry leaders have convened in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital, for a three-day meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to discuss the ongoing battle against conflict diamonds. For full story, click here
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