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Tag: De Beers Group

World

Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend

October 8, 2025Amos ZeebergComments Off on Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend

Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.

World

Botswana and De Beers Sign Deal to Continue Rich Diamond Partnership

July 1, 2023July 1, 2023John EligonComments Off on Botswana and De Beers Sign Deal to Continue Rich Diamond Partnership

Under the new joint mining agreement, Botswana will immediately get a 30 percent share of the rough stones extracted, up from 25 percent, and it will rise to 50 percent within a decade, De Beers and government officials said.

World

Botswana Supplies the World With Diamonds. It Wants More of the Profits.

June 29, 2023John Eligon and Joao SilvaComments Off on Botswana Supplies the World With Diamonds. It Wants More of the Profits.

Botswana, in southern Africa, has partnered with the London-based diamond giant De Beers for decades. Many in the country are pushing to get a better deal from the industry.

World

How A South African Town Became Buried in Sludge After A Diamond Mine Collapse

September 23, 2022John Eligon, Lynsey Chutel and Ilan GodfreyComments Off on How A South African Town Became Buried in Sludge After A Diamond Mine Collapse

Waste from a diamond mine in South Africa grew ever higher as the ownership changed from De Beers to a billionaire to a Dubai-based retailer. The mining town paid the price.

World

The World Got Diamonds. A Mining Town Got Buried in Sludge.

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022John Eligon, Lynsey Chutel and Ilan GodfreyComments Off on The World Got Diamonds. A Mining Town Got Buried in Sludge.

Waste from a diamond mine in South Africa grew ever higher as the ownership changed from De Beers to a billionaire to a Dubai-based retailer. The mining town paid the price.

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