Belgium Rough Trade Sizzles in January, Leaps 168%

Posted on by

If any further evidence was needed of a turnaround in the rough diamond market, the Belgium trading figures from January supply them with clarity. Rough diamond exports soared 168.4 percent compared to January 2009.

View full post on MINING.com News

No related posts.

Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

20 thoughts on “Belgium Rough Trade Sizzles in January, Leaps 168%”

  1. MONTREAL – Global mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) saw its profits increase by 33 per cent in 2009 despite large losses in its aluminum division and a dramatic decrease in commodity prices. The Anglo-Australian mining company, which reports in U.S.

  2. DONKIN, N.S. – Nearly a decade after the closure of Cape Breton’s last underground mine, coal will once again rise to the surface. Xstrata Coal Donkin Management announced Wednesday it will move ahead with an underground operation in Donkin, but on a

  3. Companies: Katanga Mining Ltd (KAT), Labopharm Inc. (DDS), Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (NATR), Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. (BKM) In midday trading Friday, Drug Related Products shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.5%. Helping

  4. -0.82% LONDON (SHARECAST) – It was a jittery day for the FTSE 100, with stocks’ early gains wiped out following a move by the Chinese authorities to lift the reserve requirements for banks by half a percentage point in order to cool down the Chinese

  5. NEW YORK — Gold futures finished down 0.4% on Friday, but still rose nearly 4% for the week, after a move by China to increase banks’ reserve ratios fueled gains for the dollar and selling in commodities. Gold for April delivery finished down 41 cents,

  6. Great Basin Gold is developing mining assets in two of the world’s richest gold environments — the Witwatersrand Basin of South Africa and the Carlin Trend of Nevada, USA, positioning the Company to grow substantially in value as it progresses towards

  7. Genetically modified (GM) soybean imports have been nibbling away at China’s soybean market for years. Now northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province is being particularly hard hit. Heilongjiang used to produce high-quality soybeans, with farmers selling

  8. MEXICO CITY – Asarco’s miners have agreed with Grupo Mexico to extend their existing contract for another year, staving off fears of labor troubles after the Mexican company regained control of the US copper miner. ‘We have reached an agreement on the

  9. s top oil and gas producer, announced Thursday its acquisition of a 60 percent working interest in Canada-based oil sands company Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.’s (AOSC) MacKay River and Dover oil sands projects, china-cbn.com reports. After obtaining

  10. The volume of China’s coal imports more than tripled in 2009 from a year earlier as the country’s economic stimulus package boosted demand. China’s coal imports jumped 2.1 fold to 130 million tonnes in 2009 from a year earlier, with the average price

  11. Suncor’s oil sands production during January averaged approximately 156,000 barrels per day (bpd). Production was impacted by unplanned maintenance activities following a fire at one of two upgraders (U2) in December

  12. a message destined to entrepreneurs from Quebec, the Ministry of Economic Development said that the resumption of the oil sands development projects in Alberta provides us with some good business opportunities.” The ministry goes on to provide a list of

  13. Companies: Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COS.UN), Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COSWF), Precision Drilling Trust (PD.UN) Equedia.com and Equedia Weekly provides research on the top Canadian companies with a focus on

  15. Gold’s Gym plans to open a large fitness facility at 731 N. Water St., a project that that will redevelop a long-vacant building and bring a new major health club operator to downtown Milwaukee. I just got the news from Sheldon Oppermann, of Compass

  16. LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Britain’s top shares were 0.2 percent lower at midday on Friday, after reversing earlier gains as news of a monetary tightening in China and downbeat growth figures from the eurozone sent commodities and banks lower. By 1205

  18. The Charest government has tried to cast Alberta’s oilsands as an environmental villian. But the Quebec government is quietly urging people in that province to cash in on Alberta’s energy bonanza. The Government of Quebec website carries an

  19. U.S. stock indexes dropped nearly 1%. January retail sales gained 0.5%. Commodities and resource linked stocks led the decliners after China increased bank reserve ratios unexpectedly. Euro declined. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panera Bread and Cheesecake

  20. 3M Company (MMM) decreased 2.0% or $1.67 to $78.60 after the diversified technology company was downgraded to “underperform” from “neutral” at Bank of America Corp. Agilent Technologies, Inc (A) added 4.9% or $1.44 to $30.80 after the