GABORONE, Botswana — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company on Tuesday after seven years of negotiations.

Experts have welcomed the signing of a long-delayed rough diamond sales agreement between Botswana and South African mining giant De Beers. Representatives of the Botswana government and De Beers ...

GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana's government on Tuesday signed a long-delayed 10-year diamonds sales agreement with Anglo American unit De Beers adding a possible extension period of five more years ...

These include investment in a diamond jewellery manufacturing facility, establishment of a De Beers Institute of Diamonds grading laboratory and starting up a diamond vocational training institute ...

A package of initiatives to be undertaken by De Beers designed to enhance local beneficiation of diamonds and increase participation of the people of Botswana in the diamond industry. These include ...

Botswana's government on Tuesday signed a long-delayed ten-year diamonds sales agreement with Anglo American unit De Beers adding a possible extension period of five more years to the provisional ...

Final deal has option for 5-year extension ODC’s share of Debswana output revised down to 40% in 10 years 50-50 split would take effect in extension period Chief Executive Officer at De Beers ...

As global diamond sales continue to decline, Botswana and De Beers have announced a strategic marketing initiative aimed at reinvigorating consumer interest in natural diamonds. This move comes ...

Anglo American’s troubled ownership of the De Beers group was brought into fresh focus on Thursday as the mining company announced a fresh multibillion-dollar write-down of the diamond group it ...

Botswana’s government signed on Tuesday a long-delayed diamond mining and sales agreement with Anglo American unit De Beers, the world’s leading diamond producer by value. As part of the deal ...