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INFOGRAPHIC: The true costs of artisanal mining

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Created: 15 February 2018
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Rising mineral prices and the increasing difficulties to earn a living from agriculture, have led to an explosive growth in global artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the last few years.

The activity is emerging as an significant socio-economic sector in a number of developing nations, to the point it has become a major of revenue for millions of people in about 80 countries worldwide — mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Oceania, Central and South America — with more than 100 million people currently depending on ASM for their livelihoods.

But what are the exact costs of this activity? The folks at Moneypod have put together this infographic that reveals just that.

INFOGRAPHIC: The true costs of artisanal mining

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Real Is A Diamond Movies Debut on Olympic Winter Games Broadcasts

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February 15, 18 by Albert Robinson image (IDEX Online) – Real is a Diamond has launched three videos during the live on-air and digital broadcast of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) said in a statement.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /?>   “The Making of a Gem” video shorts were developed to showcase the striking similarities between the unique journey of an athlete on the rise, and a diamond tapping into the emotional context of a diamond’s symbolic meaning. Three videos were created through the perspectives of a snowboarder, ice skating duo, and a women’s ice hockey team to demonstrate the natural forces and elements that forge both diamond and competitor.   Click[1] here to see the movie   "Stunning performances in icy winter environments contrast the beauty, purity and precision of sport with the pressure and commitment required to transform natural promise into a unique achievement of enduring strength and brilliance. The final beat in each emotional and inspiring story links the athletes’ authentic talent and excellence with that of a one-of-a-kind diamond," the DPA said.   “The breadth of common themes was surprisingly rich, and made for seamless and layered storytelling,” said Deborah Marquardt, the DPA's Chief Marketing Officer. “Like diamonds, the immense pressure and the deep inner forces competitors must endure in order to grow strong, find their edge and ultimately shine is an ideal narrative to explore during our most cherished and meaningful celebration of sport and human connection.”   Stylist Tanya Dukes of the NBCU Content Studio said: “In each film, we styled the athletes in realistic, current diamond jewelry that they’d actually wear, including some of their own pieces. The jewelry was an authentic part of their personal style.” She sourced pieces from a range of diamond jewelry designers including Sydney Evan, Jade Trau, Ritani, Sethi Couture, Barbela, Hearts on Fire and Forevermark.   “The Making of a Gem” series launched across NBCUniversal’s digital and social platforms on February 5, and began airing on the linear networks on February 10. The films will be distributed through NBCUniversal’s portfolio-wide platform across social, video programming, and the company’s strategic partnerships with Apple News and Vox Media. Videos and supplemental content will also run on Real is a Diamond owned and operated channels, as well as in cinema. References ^ Click (youtu.be) ...

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ALROSA CEO Holds Talks With Belgium's Deputy PM Didier Reynders

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February 15, 18 by Albert Robinson
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(IDEX Online) – Sergey Ivanov, CEO of ALROSA, held talks on diamond-related issues with Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Belgium, and Stephane Fischler, the President of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC).<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /?>

 

The parties discussed issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of diamond trading, as well as cooperation within the framework of industry international organizations.

 

"Belgium has been and remains the world's largest diamond trading center and the largest trading partner of ALROSA, today it accounts for about half of the company's rough diamond sales," Ivanov said in a statement. "Belgium has many years of experience and expertise, well-developed infrastructure, favorable business conditions and measures for promoting industry development taken by the country's leaders. All of this makes Antwerp attractive not only for ALROSA, but also for many other participants in the world diamond market. We highly appreciate the existing high level of cooperation with the Belgian side and will strive for further development and strengthening of our cooperation," Ivanov added.

 

ALROSA has a long history of fruitful cooperation with Belgium, with a trade office, ALROSA BELGIUM, operating in Antwerp. ALROSA has signed long-term agreements for the supply of gem-quality diamonds with 22 Belgian-based companies. In 2013, ALROSA and AWDC, representing the interests of the Belgian diamond business, signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement provides promotion of the diamond trade, interaction on the Kimberley process issues, implementation of educational programs and the exchange of information....

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Fura Gems to restart Colombia’s iconic Coscuez emerald mine in April

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Created: 14 February 2018
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Canada-listed Fura Gems (TSX-V:FUR), a new gemstone mining and marketing company headed by former COO of Gemfields (LON:GEM) Dev Shetty, is stepping up efforts to kick off operations at some of its key assets and so take advantage of a growing demand for coloured precious rocks.

The company, which began operations less than a year ago, in May 2017, has good reasons to be in a rush. Sales of emeralds, rubies and sapphires are picking up to the point they are outpacing the increase in demand for diamonds. That, in turn, is fuelling prices for coloured stones, with the market expected to grow from the current $2 billion to $10 billion, in the next ten years, according to the Natural Resource Governance Institute.

Fura’s assets are all located in areas known for holding diamonds deposits, including operating mines currently undercapitalized and that need to be modernized.

Fura wants to make the obscure coloured gemstones market a lot brighter

Graphic courtesy of Gem Rock Auctions.

A good example of those assets, Fura Gems chief executive officer Dev Shetty told MINING.com, is the company’s Coscuez emerald mine in Colombia, which it grabbed from Gemfields in October.

Located in the mountainous department of Boyacá, Coscuez is probably one of the best-known emerald deposits in the world, said Shetty, adding it’s known to have produced over 95% of Colombia’s emerald supply in the 1970s.

Company believes its Coscuez emerald mine in Colombia has only been ‘scratched on the surface’ and that the best is yet to come.

“We firmly believe that mine has only been scratched on the surface, and the best is yet to come,” Shetty said. “We estimate that if we capitalize it from the current state itself, [Coscuez] will have a minimum life of about 25 years or more, and there is a potential to expand the life by doing core drilling.”

The executive noted Fura Gems already has a core management team on ground, with plans to restart mining there in April.

Similarly, in Mozambique, the company acquired four licences in the area known as “the ruby belt” and it believes is in position to start mining those assets “very soon.”

Messy market

Unlike diamonds, which come mainly from known actors such as De Beers, Alrosa and Rio Tinto, and which are subject to clear regulations, 90% of the coloured gemstones supply comes from an unorganized sector.

90% of the global supply of coloured gemstones comes from a highly disorganized and fragmented industry, says CEO Dev Shetty.

“It is a highly disorganized and fragmented industry,” Shetty said, “but there is considerable scope for growth.”

Fura’s plans in this regard are ambitious, as it aims to organize between 15% and 20% of the current trade, mostly done these days on a small-scale, artisanal basis. Shetty acknowledges that trying to whip the sector into shape won’t be easy, but he thinks is possible and necessary.

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Botswana Diamonds just raised more than $695K to boost exploration

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Created: 14 February 2018
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Shares in Africa-focused Botswana Diamonds (LON:BOD) received a much-needed boost on Wednesday after the miner announced it had has raised £500,000 (about $695,060 at current rates) to fund ongoing exploration in South Africa and Botswana.

The company said the sum was collected through the issue of 50-million shares to new and existing investors at a price of 1p a share.

Miner will begin exploration work in the Sunland Minerals joint venture with Russia’s Alrosa.

Proceeds from the placing will fund ongoing diamond exploration in South Africa and Botswana, and will also provide the company with additional working capital, Botswana Diamonds said in the statement.

Its stock skyrocketed on the news, trading in London 9.79% higher to 1.29p at 3:18 PM local time.

The news comes barely a day after the company said it was ready to begin exploration work in the Sunland Minerals joint venture with Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output, in Botswana. It noted initial exploration would focus on the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

Formed in 2013, the joint venture seeks to take advantage of Alrosa’s technological expertise to identify high potential targets from Botswana Diamonds’ extensive database.

In April last year, the partners secured six new prospecting licences in Botswana that are valid for a period of three years until 2020.

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