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21 May 2013

Firestone Diamonds

Firestone prepares for growth 24/11/2010

Gem group Firestone Diamonds has cut annual losses 77 per cent to £2.4 million after acquiring Lesotho's Liqhobong mine.

Tags: AIM, Fundraisings, Growth Stocks, Mergers & acquisitions

Sector: Mining

Companies: Firestone Diamonds

Scolaro launches new gem float 29/10/2010

As foreshadowed here last month, entrepreneurial Obtala Resources boss Frank Scolaro is floating spin-off Paragon Diamonds for £3 to £5 million.

Tags: AIM, Fundraisings

Sector: Mining

Companies: Obtala Resources , Firestone Diamonds , African Minerals

Gem groups in £53m merger 21/07/2010

Firestone Diamonds has agreed to merge with Lesotho-focused Kopane Diamonds in a share deal giving Kopane shareholders 53 per cent of the enlarged group.

Tags: AIM, Mergers & acquisitions

Sector: Mining

Companies: Firestone Diamonds , Kopane Diamond Developments

Miners tap the market 15/04/2010

AIM counters Firestone Diamonds and EMED Mining are raising £9.5 million and £8.8 million respectively to advance their projects.

Tags: AIM, Fundraisings

Sector: Mining

Companies: Firestone Diamonds , EMED Mining

Firestone Diamonds expects to jointly develop its £25m Jwaneng project with De Beers and the Botswana government

Firestone upbeat after £11m loss 13/11/2009

Gem miner and explorer Firestone Diamonds expresses ‘confidence’ in prospects despite a 40-fold annual loss increase to £10.9 million.

Tags: Cash, Deals & contracts

Sector: Mining

Companies: Firestone Diamonds

Firestone in Botswana deal  19/02/2009

Gem miner Firestone Diamonds has emerged as preferred bidder for Botswana’s 30-million tonne Jwaneng modular diamond tailings treatment project.

Sector: Mining

Companies: Firestone Diamonds

Firestone raises £5m 16/07/2008

Gem miner and explorer Firestone Diamonds has raised £5 million at 85p a share to accelerate projects at Orapa and Tsabong in Botswana.

Sector: Mining

Companies: Firestone Diamonds

Appointments: Sobie can keep this fire burning 06/07/2011

Diamond mining group Firestone Diamonds has announced that Paul Sobie is to join its board as non-executive director.

Tags: De Beers, Diamond mining, Paul Sobie

Companies: Firestone Diamonds , Stellar Diamonds

People: Changing the guard 06/04/2011

Tim Wilkes has replaced Philip Kenny as chief executive officer of Firestone Diamonds as its Liqhobong mine in Lesotho resumes production

Tags: De Beers, Frank Scolaro, Liqhobong

Companies: Firestone Diamonds , Obtala Resources

Firestone hails Botswana find 04/03/2008

Gem miner Firestone Diamonds suggests its Tsabong kimberlite field in Botswana ‘has the potential to be one of the biggest diamond finds for 25 years’ after evaluating drilling at the MK1 pipe, one of 83 kimberlite formations in the field.

Companies: Firestone Diamonds

Exploration Insights by Robert Tyerman 07/02/2011

People are still striking interesting deals in the resources sector. One that should appeal is AIM shell Chalkwell Investments (CORE)

Companies: Egdon Resources , Petra Diamonds , Firestone Diamonds , Paragon Diamonds , Atlantic Coal

Botswana boost for Firestone 25/02/2008

Firestone Diamonds suggests one kimberlite at Tsabong in Botswana could hold 1.1 billion tonnes at 20 carats per hundred tonnes.

Sector: Mining

Companies: Firestone Diamonds

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