Anglo and the Botswana government are sending mixed messages about De Beers’ sale, but one thing is clear: it’s at a bargain-basement price

A surge in platinum prices lit the fuse, but years of disciplined investment have left Valterra well placed to cash in on the market’s recovery

Making diamonds desirable again depends on more than reviving one of history’s greatest marketing machines

The decision comes at an awful time for Anglo CEO Duncan Wanblad, as appetite to buy the miner’s diamond assets fizzles out

A consortium led by former CEO Bruce Cleaver has withdrawn from the auction, as pressure on the diamond market intensifies

An improved performance by Transnet could catalyse the expansion potential of the manganese and iron ore mineral fields Anglo has stakes in

A consortium led by former CEO Gareth Penny has been tipped as the frontrunner to buy diamond miner De Beers

The state of the market and specialist nature of the business make sale of the diamond producer more difficult

The vote for the Anglo American-Teck deal would have been unthinkable 18 months ago. But it gives the mining house a future many thought impossible

Mining remains central to South Africa’s economy. But while firms globally have been making hay, the country risks losing out due to shoddy policy

A merger with Canadian miner Teck Resources will take Anglo American even further away from the country in which it was formed 108 years ago

Between lab-grown diamonds and the frailty of consumers in China, natural diamonds have been on the wane. De Beers has a plan to turn that around

Reports that BHP has cooled on the prospect of buying Anglo American make no difference to Anglo’s strategy, says CEO Duncan Wanblad