Mining of Diamonds in South Africa 2014
Price
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $ 119.89 (USD)*
Extract
The industry has been affected by the recent labour unrest and downturn in the South African economy...
Description
This report focuses on diamond mining which has provided wealth to investors for over 150 years. According to Kitco Metals Inc. the estimated production of rough diamonds in 2013 was 130 million carats. This was up only 1% from the 2012 production which the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) estimated to be 128 million carats.
Table of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Industry Supply Chain | 2 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 3 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 7 |
| 4.1. | Local | 7 |
| 4.1.1. | Global Corporate Actions | 8 |
| 4.1.2. | Regulations | 8 |
| 4.1.3. | Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) | 10 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 11 |
| 4.3. | International | 14 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 15 |
| 5.1. | Economic Environment | 15 |
| 5.2. | Government Policy | 16 |
| 5.3. | Government Support for Beneficiation | 16 |
| 5.4. | Technology | 17 |
| 5.5. | Labour Resources | 17 |
| 5.5.1. | Labour Unrest | 18 |
| 5.5.2. | Skills Shortages | 18 |
| 5.5.3. | Training Initiatives | 18 |
| 5.5.4. | Health Issues | 18 |
| 5.6. | Environmental Concerns | 19 |
| 5.7. | Power Supply Issues | 19 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 19 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 19 |
| 6.2. | Research and Development (R&D) | 20 |
| 6.3. | Innovation | 20 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 21 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 21 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 21 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 22 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 22 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 22 |
| ORGANOGRAM | 23 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES | 24 | |
| ALEXKOR SOC LTD | 24 | |
| DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES (PTY) LTD | 26 | |
| DIAMONDCORP PLC | 28 | |
| DMI DIAMONDS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 30 | |
| DMI MINERALS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 31 | |
| MWANA AFRICA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 32 | |
| NAMAKWA DIAMOND HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 34 | |
| PETRA DIAMONDS LTD | 35 | |
| ROCKWELL DIAMONDS INC | 37 | |
| THABEX LTD | 39 | |
| TRANS HEX GROUP LTD | 41 |
