BBC3y
South Africa gems that sparked rush are quartz not diamonds
The rush occurred in one of South Africa's poorest regions. The country - which already suffers from high levels of economic inequality - has seen a surge in joblessness amid the ongoing ...
Mining Weekly7d
Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and ...
Independent Online26d
Mesquite could be the next ‘diamond rush’ for the Northern Cape
Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing millions of readers breaking news and updates on Politics, Current Affairs ...
South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold ...
Mining Weekly14d
State Diamond Trader to showcase South Africa’s diamond industry role
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader will be presenting an inaugural diamond show in Cape Town from February 2 to 5. Each day ...
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader pins industry revival hopes on Cape Town diamond show
Despite its ambitions, the SDT last year reported significant financial underperformance, raising alarms about the health of ...
Engineering News7d
Centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along South Africa’s West Coast
Once this discovery became public, the rush was on ... in the depressed state of the natural diamond market will help. Modernisation of South Africa’s mineral policy regime, regulatory framework ...