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DRC Minister of Mines opens the work of the 40th World Diamond Congress in Tel Aviv 1

The Congolese Minister of Mines, Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi, gave the go to the activities of the 40th World Diamond Congress in Israel whose exchanges began on March 28 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israel Diamond Exchange conference room of the Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange served as the setting for the organization of this ceremony. Antoinette N’samba Kalambayi, Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) therefore had the honor of launching these activities in the presence of the President and Vice-President of the Israel Diamond Bourse. A few… Read More Here

36 Diamonds Recovered at Lulo kimberlite L164 and kimberlite L056 samples

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 Constance

Lucapa Diamond Company and its project Lulo partners, Endiama and Rosas & Petalas, have recovered 23 diamonds from a second sample from kimberlite L164 and 13 diamonds from kimberlite L056. Lulo kimberlite bulk sample KBS/164/02, totalling 365 m3 of kimberlite material was processed through the Lulo Kimberlite Bulk Sample Plant, yielding 16.32 carats at a recovered grade of 4.47 cphm3, with the largest diamond recovered weighing 2.38 carats. This is the highest grade yet recovered from a Lulo kimberlite bulk sample and is very encouraging for an early stage, small sample.… Read More Here

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DRC Exported 11.6M carats of Diamonds Worth $145.9M in 2022.

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Constance

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) exported more than 11.6 million carats of diamonds during the year 2022, informs a report from the Ministry of Mines. These exports generated a total amount of 145.9 million US dollars, the same source indicates. Total production in 2022 is 10.255 million carats. Compared to that of the year 2021 which was 12.973 million carats, there is a drop of 2.717 million carats, or 20.94%. Diamond production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains dominated by the artisanal sector with a production of around… Read More Here

Diamond International

Botswana and De Beers clash over Diamond profits and demand for larger share

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Constance

President Masisi of Botswana warned to end the relationship with South African diamond company, De Beers, if the ongoing sales agreement negotiations do not favor the country. The 2011 sales agreement governing the terms of marketing diamonds produced by Debswana – a 50-50 joint venture between the government and De Beers – expired in 2021. It has been extended by the parties, who cited the coronavirus outbreak as the reason for the delay in concluding negotiations, and will end on June 30, 2023. Speaking at a rally of his ruling… Read More Here

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UAE and Belgium Imported 96% of Diamonds from DRC in 2022

February 12, 2023February 12, 2023 Constance

During the year 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo exported 11 million 683 439 carats of diamonds for an estimated value of 145 million 992 914 USD, inform the statistics of the Ministry of Mines. At the forefront of the recipients of the diamond produced in the DRC is the United Arab Emirates in terms of quantity. This country imported in 2022 5 million 846 263 carats of diamonds from the DRC for a value of 67.9 million USD. The second largest importer of Congolese diamonds is Belgium with 5 million… Read More Here

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Diamond Exports from the DRC Generate 145 Million USD in 2022

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Constance

During the year 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo exported 11 million 683 439 carats of diamonds for an estimated value of 145 million 992 914 USD, inform the statistics of the Ministry of Mines. Compared to the category of exported diamond, there are 9 million 947 242 carats of industrial diamond for a value of 83 million 187 267 USD against 1 million 736 196 carats of jewelry diamond for a value of 62.8 million USD. The DRC exported most of its diamonds to Belgium for a value of 72 million… Read More Here

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DRC sees Production of Over 17.7 million carats of Diamonds in 2022

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Constance

Diamond production increased significantly during 2022 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to data provided by the Central Bank of Congo (BCC), mining industries opening in the Democratic Republic of Congo produced more than 17.7 million carats of diamonds during the year 2022. The same source indicates that for the whole of 2021, the diamond production sector (industry and crafts) had produced a production of around 12,179 million carats. By comparing the two periods taken into account by the experts of the Central Bank of Congo (BCC), there… Read More Here

International Diamond

Diamond Discovery Offers New Understanding of Earth’s Geological Processes

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Constance

A recent paper published in the journal Nature points to a “superdeep” diamond recovered in Kankan, Guinea, as the messenger of new information about plate tectonics, the geological processes that give rise to mountains, oceans and continents. The purity of the olivine, as well as some of the other minerals that were inclusions in the precious rock, indicate a much deeper origin than usual for a diamond, between what is called the transition zone and the lower zone. of the mantle – 420 kilometers to 660 kilometers below the surface… Read More Here

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MIBA recovery plan valued at USD 453 million, the DRC Portfolio Minister promises her involvement

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Johannsen

The Bakwanga mining company (MIBA) held a workshop in Kinshasa on Friday, January 6th to discuss its recovery plan. MIBA has been facing serious difficulties for the past two decades, with production coming to a halt in November 2008 and only resuming at a low level in 2011. The recovery plan, estimated at 453 million USD, is set to be implemented over the course of five years, and includes an investment plan of 161 million USD that will be carried out over three years. According to the participants of the… Read More Here

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MIBA’s Appalling collapse in diamond production, from 10 million carats in 1990 to around 40,000 carats in 2020

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Johannsen

The Bakwanga mining company (MIBA), formerly a cornerstone of the Congolese economy, has seen a dramatic decline in production. In 1990, MIBA produced 9,556,436 carats, but by 2020, this number had fallen to just 38,788 carats. Additionally, the number of carats sold fell from 9,650,480 in 1990 to only 14,471 in 2020. This has led to a decrease in revenues from USD 102,573,220 in 1990 to just USD 480,000 in 2020. MIBA is also facing other challenges, including a steadily declining diamond turnover that made up only 3.94% of the… Read More Here