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

The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...

14 october 2024

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

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...

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

The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...

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 extends closing of second tranche of revised private placement

21 june 2024

Diamcor Mining seeks to extend the closing of the second tranche of its non-brokered revised private placement.

The company said last month that the initial offering would be oversubscribed and was seeking additional time to accommodate and conclude the documentation and related required items for several additional interested investors.

It said the second and final tranche of the offering is now expected to close on or before June 27.

The first tranche consisted of 28,1 million units for C$0.05 (US 4 cents) per unit for proceeds of C$1.4 million ($1.02 million).

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.

It will also be used to advance discussions on potential acquisitions of additional opportunities to increase long-term shareholder value and added growth and for general corporate purposes.

The company also plans to continue to advance ongoing discussions with financiers and industry-related parties on additional funding scenarios that may be beneficial in further supporting the above-noted objectives aimed at increasing long-term shareholder value and added growth.

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