Minerals & Mining

February 9, 2007- We are pleased to announce the publication of The De Beers Family of Companies' Report to Stakeholders 2005/6, plus Summary. The report can be found online at www.debeersgroup.com

CAPE TOWN- FEBRUARY 9, 2007 "“ South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and global mining group De Beers today announced a ground breaking agreement heralding a new era of cooperation, aimed at creating an even more empowered and sustainable diamond mining and ...

NEW YORK-Jan. 22, 2007- The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) announced today that it will hold its Sixth Annual Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on the evening of January 23, 2007. This year’s gala is being underwritten by De Beers.

November 30, 2006- The metals industry has today published a declaration on recycling principles aimed at encouraging product policy-makers, designers and manufacturers to adopt life cycle thinking when developing metals recycling policies.

What activities can mining and metals companies undertake to enhance the durability and recyclability of minerals and metals, increase the efficiency of their production and use, and minimize associated risks? These are the issues addressed in a new ICMM publication - 'Maxim...

ICMM has released the latest issue of its newsletter with a health and safety theme. Helping our members improve their safety and health initiatives is a priority for ICMM. To help achieve this we are organizing an international conference focusing on safety and healt...

BHP Billiton today released its 2006 Sustainability Report. This year's Report focuses on the company's key sustainability challenges; issues that have the potential to have a material impact on business success and that are critical to employees, their families, hos...

Today at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of De Beers, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete announced a $2 million project to help improve the lives of so-called "informal" diamond miners in Tanzania, who work in streams and river b...

Mining companies seeking to improve their biodiversity performance can now do so with the help of a new 142-page guide which has been published by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM).

ICMM's Good Practice Guidance for Mining...

Our 2005 annual review is published highlighting the organization's significant achievements throughout the year. The report records how our activities provide a benchmark for sustainable development performance in the mining and metals sector. A full copy of the annu...