Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki

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James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration

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07 october 2024

Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products

Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...

30 september 2024

Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices

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23 september 2024

Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

16 september 2024

Diamcor completes the first tranche of private placement

06 june 2024
Diamcor Mining has closed the first tranche of $1,4 million of its non-brokered private placement following receipt of conditional acceptance of the offering from the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX).

The company said it now anticipates the offering will be oversubscribed and has increased the total amount of the original Offering from $1,5 million to an aggregate of up to $2,5 million, with a second and final tranche closing expected to close on or before June 15, 2024. 

Existing insiders, including management and directors, have subscribed for an aggregate of $600,000 in the first tranche of the offering, it said.
The first tranche consists of 28,120,000 units at a price of CND $0.05 per unit.

Diamcor said proceeds from the offering will be used for the continued advancement of the company’s Krone-Endora at Venetia Project in South Africa, the work programmes currently underway, and the announced efforts surrounding drilling and bulk sampling on the greater portions of the Project.
The company also plans to continue to advance ongoing discussions with financiers and industry-related parties on additional funding scenarios. 

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished