Sierra Leone Passes Major Diamond Good Governance Test
April 15, 04 by Chaim Even-ZoharThis time, influence peddling, bribes, presents or promises didn’t help: the tender commission awarding very... Read More...
FinCEN Chief William J. Fox: “Your Industry Must Become More Transparent”
April 08, 04 by Chaim Even-Zohar“The illicit trade in commodities by criminals – including precious metals... Read More...
When a Diamantaire is Not a Diamantaire
April 01, 04 by Chaim Even-ZoharIn January, we reported that Belgium’s very comprehensive anti-money laundering regime, which was upgraded at the end of... Read More...
Analysis: Gertler versus Goodyear
March 25, 04 by Chaim Even-ZoharThis was not a good day for BHP-Billiton’s Ekati mine. It’s entirely irrelevant that the company gave a flat "no" to Dan Gertler’s DGI... Read More...
Report Attacks Governments For Ignoring UN Panel On Resource Plundering In The DRC
March 18, 04 by Chaim Even-Zohar“OECD Governments have failed to investigate the alleged role of multinational... Read More...
Canadian Miners Warn of Force Sales To Domestic Cutters
March 11, 04 by Chaim Even-ZoharThere were some 40 potential diamond exploration and mining hopefuls exhibiting this week at the Toronto... Read More...
Fairness In Journalism And A Third Judgment
March 04, 04 by Chaim Even-ZoharLast week I discussed many specific details of BHP Billiton’s legal victory in Antwerp’s Commercial Court. It involved two separate... Read More...
BHP’s Day in Court
February 26, 04 by Chaim Even ZoharThroughout the years the industry has grown used to dealing with a dominant producer facing scores of anti-trust problems around the globe. It was... Read More...
Botswana Government Examining Its Diamond Marketing Options
February 19, 04 by Chaim Even-ZoharThe government of Botswana, quite unexpectedly – and without prior consultation with De Beers – has issued a tender for a strategic review of its diamond industry options. It wants to explore whether there is scope for downstream added value creation and/or whether it would be more... Read More...
Go Figure
February 12, 04 by Chaim Even-ZoharThe backs of envelopes are great places to jot down figures that don’t make sense. They provide the opportunity to come back to the subject later after doing more research. One figure that is puzzling me is the 10% compound price increase of rough that De Beers says it added on last year. Sightholders in Belgium, including large ones... Read More...
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