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Diamonds Local Mining Technology & Innovation

Endiama Employs Homegrown Technological Tool to Enhance Mining Activity Surveillance

Endiama, the national diamond company, will use TECH-Minas, an unprecedented tool created in Angola, to monitor mining activity and the “alarming” problem of mining, announced the president of the company’s board of directors. Jose Ganga Júnior stated that TECH-Minas facilitates the monitoring and surveillance of mining activities, performance levels, as well as security issues in the areas. “The mining industry, which presents alarming environmental problems and ecological disasters, can be observed from our office almost

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Diamonds Local Mining

Endiama Chairman Warns of Diamond Mining Threat in Lunda Norte

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Endiama, a state-owned diamond company, expressed grave concerns regarding diamond mining activities in concession areas within the Lunda Norte province. These concerns primarily stem from alleged complicity among certain authorities. Jose Gange Júnior voiced his apprehensions during the biannual review session on diamond production, currently underway for three days in Dundo, the capital of Lunda Norte. According to the official, the situation is particularly troubling in the

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Gold International

Israel Attack Likely to Boost Gold and Safe-Haven Assets

The violence in Israel will likely prompt a move into safe-haven assets as investors closely watch events in the Middle East to gauge geopolitical risk to markets. Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas entered Israel in an unprecedented attack on Saturday 7th October. Western countries, led by the United States, denounced the attack and pledged support for Israel. Rising geopolitical risk could see buying in assets like gold and the dollar, and potentially boost demand for US

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Diamonds International

Petra Foresees 2-Month Import Pause to Stabilize Diamond Market

London-listed Petra Diamonds has released initial results for its Tender 2 sales, which have been brought forward owing to a two-month moratorium on diamond imports to India starting on October 15. The initial results of Tender 2, which account for 75% of the total tender volume, indicate sales of 344 554 ct for $30.2-million. The average price realised in the tender was $88/ct, which is between 16% and 18% lower than the average price achieved

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Gold International Mining

Fortuna achieves new Production record

Canada-based miner Fortuna Silver Mines has achieved a new gold production record, with its five mines in West Africa and Latin America producing a combined 128 671 gold-equivalent ounces (GEOs). This is a 38% increase compared with the second quarter and a 26% improvement on the same production a year earlier. The NYSE- and TSX-listed firm produced 94 821 oz of gold and 1.7-million ounces of silver during the three months under review. Gold production

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Diamonds Local News

Lucapa Diamond appoints new CEO and MD

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company, which holds a 40% interest in the Lulo mine, in Angola, and a 70% interest in the Mothae mine, in Lesotho, has appointed Nick Selby as CEO and MD. Selby has served as interim CEO since August, following former CEO and MD Stephen Wetherall‘s resignation. Selby, an extraction metallurgist, joined Lucapa in October 2014 as COO and was appointed executive director of operations in September 2017. He began his career with De Beers, where

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Local Oil Petroleum

Sonangol combines deliveries with the Sale of Shipments

Sonangol plans to add the delivery option to the sale of the company’s oil cargoes, thanks to the viability of its shipping fleet between April and September, reinforced with two Suezmax class ships with capacity to transport one million barrels per unit. The decision was announced by the director of Sonangol’s commercialization unit in London, Sandra Júlio, cited yesterday by the “Ngol” program, broadcast by the oil company on RNA, in statements in which she

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International Oil Petroleum

Brazil produces 3.4 million barrels of Oil per Day

A total of 3.4 million barrels of oil per day was produced on average by Brazil in August, which represents an increase of 12.2 percent compared to the same month last year. According to data released by the National Petroleum Agency (ABP), in relation to July, production fell 1.4 percent. The maritime fields of the pre-salt oil horizon, which are located in deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, have once again become the country’s main

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International Oil Petroleum

Oil Cartel Leader Warns Of Prolonged High Prices

 The price of oil will continue to stay elevated as demand for energy increases, says the secretary general of Opec+. Opec+ is a group of 23 oil-exporting countries which decides how much crude oil to sell on the world market. “We see demand growing about 2.4 million barrels a day,” Haitham Al Ghais told the BBC. Saudi Arabia said it would be cutting its production of crude oil by a million barrels a day to

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International Oil Petroleum

Libya’s Nafusah Oil Operations Connects North Hamada Fields to Mellitah Facilities

Nafusah Oil Operations – a joint venture comprising the Libyan National Oil Corporation, Medco International Ventures Limited and the Libyan Investment Authority – has kickstarted the connection of the North Hamada fields to the El-Feel pipeline and Mellitah oil and gas treatment facilities in Libya. The aim is to ensure the transportation of 10,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the North Hamada fields for processing at Mellitah and monetization both on the local

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