The General Director of Memorial Dr. António Agostinho Neto, António Fonseca urged the Brilhante Foundation to “guide for more actions aimed at culture and the arts, with a view to safeguarding the cultural identity of the communities surrounding the diamond mining areas”. António Fonseca was speaking on the occasion of the launch of the literary work “The cultural thought of Dr. Agostinho Neto” which took place on the 30th of September on the occasion of
The Lulo alluvial mine, located in the Lunda-Norte Province, produced a 131-carat diamond. The white gemstone is the 29th of more than 100 carats recovered since the start of operations. The newly discovered diamond is also the 4th of more than 100 carats discovered in 2022.
Tax revenues from the country’s diamond production, in August, stood at 5.5 billion kwanzas. The purchase value was estimated at 173 million dollars. The Industrial Tax was 1.85 billion kwanzas and the Royalty 3.7 billion. According to the document published on the Ministry of Finance’s website, the proceeds resulted from the sale of 773,000 carats at a price of US$267. In the month of July, 729 thousand carats had been sold at a price of
The decision made by the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) on September 15 to permit the backfilling of the historic Jagersfontein diamond mining pit with waste from a second compartment of the tailings dam – to prevent a secondary breach after one compartment of the dam failed on September 11 – has been met with concern and opposition by Youssef Diamonds Liberia chief geologist and Florida International University earth and environmental sciences research professor Stephen Haggarty. In an open letter addressed to the SAHRA on
Diamond miner BlueRock Diamonds, which is listed on the Aim and operates the Kareevlei diamond mine, in South Africa, says David Facey has stepped down from his board position with immediate effect. “I would like to thank David for his valuable contribution and unstinting support to BlueRock over the years and wish him well with his future endeavours,” chairperson Rob Croll comments.
The Workshop on Data Integration and Information on Diamond Projects in Angola opened this Monday, 12, in Luanda, organized by the Information Technology Office of ENDIAMA. On the first day of the event, the Executive Director for Human Resources and Legal Affairs, Osvaldo Van-Dúnem, underlined the importance of the media in the current context.“We know that information is a very important medium these days, and with new technologies as a work tool, companies become increasingly
About 60.7 million kwanzas were collected during the second quarter of this year in Bié province, resulting from the granting of licenses for the sale of aggregates, taxes on diamond production, diamond exploration and issuance of permits. The data were provided by the director of the provincial office for the Integrated Economic Development of Bié, Israel Elavoco. Of this amount, taxes on diamond production represented the highest bar with 9 million kwanzas According to the
In the 2021 financial year, revenue from the sale of diamonds in the country reached a value of US$1.6 billion, according to the report by the Sociedade de Comercialização de Diamantes (SODIAM). Compared to 2020, this figure represented an increase in revenue of 60.6 percent, influenced by the increase in the average price of 39.2 percent, and by the increase in the volume of rough diamonds sold by 15.4 percent. The average price was 182.16
The National Company for Prospecting, Exploration, Lapidation and Marketing of Diamonds in Angola (ENDIAMA) will create a database on the country’s diamond production. Speaking to the press, on the sidelines of the opening of the workshop on Data Integration and Information on Diamond Projects in Angola, which takes place in Luanda, the chairman of the Board of Directors of ENDIAMA, Ganga Júnior, said that the process is already underway, and will be implemented through the
Africa’s vast hydrocarbon resources present an opportunity for the continent to secure its energy supply, improve energy access and drive socioeconomic development. With the continent’s oil and gas industry rapidly expanding owing to increases in energy demand across the continent and at globe scale, the role local energy companies play in driving energy developments continues to expand. Global chemicals and energy company Sasol will be returning to this year’s edition of the African Energy Week
