News Results for Firestone Diamonds (FDI)
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14 May
08:27Firestone reveals recovery of large stonesFirestone Diamonds reveals good first quarter production at the Liqhobong mine in Lesotho. This included the recovery of a 74 carat light yellow unbroken gem; a 39 carat light yellow gem and a 26...
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14 May
07:14FLASH: Firestone reveals recovery of large stonesStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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18 April
12:54FD leaves Firestone DiamondsAngus Ogilive has resigned as Finance Director of Firestone Diamonds, the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company, to pursue other interests. The company says it expects to announce the...
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15 March
16:04Mining Sector: AngloGold down after an upgrade from Moody'sAngloGold Ashanti (LON:AGD) shares fell after a rating upgrade by Moody's Investors Service. Moody's has upgraded the issuer rating of AngloGold Ashanti to Baa2 from Baa3, together with upgrading...
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15 March
09:23Firestone losses rise as diamond market weakensInterim pre-tax losses at Firestone Diamonds jumped to £8.7m in the six months to the end of December - up from £1.8m last time. The company said the disappointing results were due to the...
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15 March
08:22Firestone Diamonds placing to raise £14.7mFirestone Diamonds is raising £14.7m, before expenses, as part of its restructuring and for the further development of the company's Liqhobong mine in Lesotho. Firestone has provisionally placed...
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15 March
07:34FLASH: Firestone Diamonds operating losses jumpStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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15 March
07:14FLASH: Firestone Diamonds placing to raise £14.7mStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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28 February
11:11Firestone Diamonds suspends operations at Botswana mineFirestone Diamonds, the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company, has suspended operations at its BK11 mine in Botswana and placed the mine on a temporary care and maintenance programme....
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07 February
16:25Mining Sector: Firestone Diamonds down despite positive update on operationsShares in Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) fell despite a positive update on its operations in Lesotho and Botswana and the sale of all the goods on offer at its rough diamond tender. The company said...
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07 February
08:24Firestone pleased with performance at LiqhobongFirestone Diamonds has released an update on its mining operations in Lesotho and Botswana. And the company says it is very pleased with the performance of the plant at Liqhobong in Lesotho over...
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07 February
07:14FLASH: Firestone pleased with performance at LiqhobongStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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17 January
09:55Firestone co-founder resigns as chairmanFirestone Diamonds co-founder Philip Kenny has resigned as chairman in order to pursue other business interests. Kenny was chief executive from the date of the company's listing on AIM in 1998...
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05 December
2011Mining Sector: Firestone Diamonds up after it sees some stability return to the marketShares in Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) rose after it revealed it sold sold 47,576 carats of diamonds for $2.8m at its fourth sale of the year. And it says that while prices have fallen by around...
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05 December
2011Firestone Diamonds sees return of some stability to marketFirestone Diamonds sold 47,576 carats of diamonds for $2.8m at its fourth sale of the year. And it says that while prices have fallen by around 30% from their highs in July, some stability has...
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05 December
2011FLASH: Firestone sells 47,576 carats of diamonds for $2.8mStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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14 November
2011Mining Sector: Oxus Gold shares leap after it resumes trading on AIMShares in Oxus Gold (LON:OXS) jumped by more than 55% after trading resumed on AIM when the company announced full-year results which showed losses of $3.7m for 2010 - down from $5.85m the year...
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10 October
2011Director Deals - Firestone Diamonds PLC (FDI)Philip Kenny, Chairman, bought 125,000 shares in the company on the 7th October 2011 at a price of 13.50p. The Director now holds 836,806 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Director...
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10 October
2011Director Deals - Firestone Diamonds PLC (FDI)Tim Wilkes, Chief Executive Officer, bought 100,000 shares in the company on the 7th October 2011 at a price of 13.65p. The Director now holds 250,000 shares. Story provided by...
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22 September
2011Director Deals - Firestone Diamonds PLC (FDI)Tim Wilkes, Chief Executive Officer, bought 150,000 shares in the company on the 21st September 2011 at a price of 17.13p. The Director now holds 150,000 shares. Story provided by...
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22 September
2011Director Deals - Firestone Diamonds PLC (FDI)Philip Kenny, Chairman, bought 175,000 shares in the company on the 21st September 2011 at a price of 17.25p. The Director now holds 713,806 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...
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16 September
2011Mining Sector: Scotgold shares jump after Cononish project moves a step nearerShares in Scotgold Resources (LON:SGZ) jumped by over 26% after it moved a step closer to creating Scotland's first commercial gold mine. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency raised no...
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14 September
2011Mining Sector: Firestone Diamonds' shares fall after drop in rough diamond pricesShares in Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI) fell after it reported that overall rough diamond prices had dropped by 15-20% since the start of August. It says this is due to uncertainty in international...
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14 September
2011Firestone Diamonds sees fall in rough diamond pricesFirestone Diamonds says overall rough diamond prices fell by 15-20% since the start of August. It says this is due to uncertainty in international financial markets. Rough diamond prices...
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14 September
2011FLASH: Firestone completes fourth diamond saleStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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28 July
2011Firestone Diamonds to raise £13.5mFirestone Diamonds is raising £13.5m through a placing of 48,649,000 new ordinary shares. The proceeds will be used to accelerate development work at Liqhobong mine; complete grid power...
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28 July
2011FLASH: Firestone Diamonds to raise £13.5mStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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20 July
2011Firestone excited by K5 resultsFirestone Diamonds is excited about the results of its first tests of the high grade K5 unit at the Main Pipe at the Liqhobong mine in Lesotho. It said high quality diamonds were recovered from a...
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20 July
2011FLASH: Firestone excited by K5 resultsStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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05 July
2011Firestone reveals exceptional diamond sale resultsFirestone Diamonds has revealed exceptional results from the diamond tender recently held in Gaborone, Botswana. It said that at the second diamond sale of the year 14,248 carats were old for...
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05 July
2011FLASH: Firestone reveals exceptional diamond sale resultsStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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20 June
2011Paul Sobie joins FirestoneFirestone Diamonds, the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company, has announced the appointment of Paul Sobie as a non-executive Director. Mr Sobie is an economic geologist specializing...
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13 June
2011Firestone Diamonds listing on Botswana Stock ExchangeFirestone Diamonds has satisfied all of the requirements for a dual listing on the Botswana Stock Exchange's Venture Capital Board. Firestone's shares are expected to commence trading on the VCB...
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13 June
2011FLASH: Firestone Diamonds listing on Botswana Stock ExchangeStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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06 May
2011Firestone Diamonds in equity issueFirestone Diamonds has issued814,975 ordinary shares to former employees of Kopane Diamond Developments which was acquired in September. The shares have been issued under the Kopane share option...
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21 April
2011Mining Sector: ATH falls after warning on full-year earningsUK coal producer ATH Resources was the sector's biggest faller after warning that earnings would be below current market forecasts. ATH (LON:ATH) said Glenmuckloch continued to affect production...
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21 April
2011Firestone Diamonds gets $1.4m from first sale of 2011Firestone Diamonds received gross proceeds of around $1.4m from its first diamond sale of the year. The group sold 4,850 carats from its Liqhobong mine in Lesotho at an average price of...
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04 April
2011Mining Sector: SNRP's shares jump after off-take dealSouth African-focussed Strategic Natural Resources' shares were up by more than 26% in mid-afternoon trading. Earlier the firm (LON:SNRP) announced that it had signed an exclusive coal off-take...
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31 March
2011Mining Sector: Harmony, Randgold, Triple Plate and Baobab all gainHarmony Gold's (LON:HRM) shares were up 11.12% in afternoon trading. Other big risers in the mining sector were Randgold Resources (LON:RRS) - up 8.90% - Triple Plate Junction (LON:TPJ) - up 8.33%...
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31 March
2011Firestone Diamonds operating losses riseFirst half operating losses at Firestone Diamonds rose to £1.4m - up from £1.0m last time. Pre-tax losses for the six months to the end of December increased to £1.6m from £1.0m in 2009. But...
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31 March
2011FLASH: Firestone Diamonds pre-tax losses widenStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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30 March
2011Firestone Diamonds pleased with progress at LiqhobongFirestone Diamonds says it is pleased with the continued progress at the Liqhobong in Lesotho and believes it has the potential to be a highly profitable mining operation. CEO Tim Wilkes said...
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30 March
2011Firestone Diamonds appoints chairman and CEOFirestone Diamonds CEO Philip Kenny has been appointed executive chairman with immediate effect. Kenny has been CEO since the company was admitted to AIM in 1998. Michael Hampton - who has been...
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30 March
2011FLASH: Firestone Diamonds pleased with progress at LiqhobongStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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24 December
2010Firestone Diamonds options exercisedFirestone Diamonds has allotted 46,570 ordinary shares following the exercise of options under its employee share option scheme. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com
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15 December
2010Firestone completes first diamond saleFirestone Diamonds has completed its first diamond sale. The firm said 14,673 carats were sold by tender in Botswana for gross proceeds of approximately $1.6m. The tender was attended by more...
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15 December
2010FLASH: Firestone completes first diamond saleStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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14 December
2010Firestone Diamonds options exercisedFirestone Diamonds has allotted 438,177 ordinary shares following the exercise of options under its employee share option scheme. It is expected that dealings in these new ordinary shares will...
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03 December
2010Firestone Diamonds placing raises £13mFirestone Diamonds has raised £13m through the conditional placing of 52 million new ordinary shares with institutional and other investors. The proceeds will be used to accelerate plans to...
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24 November
2010Firestone Diamonds pre-tax losses narrowFirestone Diamonds posts a pre-tax loss of £2.4m for the year to the end of June - down from £10.8m last time. Operating losses fell to £2.4m from £10.5m a year ago. Chairman James Kenny said:...
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24 November
2010FLASH: Firestone Diamonds pre-tax losses down at £2.4mStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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02 September
2010Firestone pleased with progress at BK11Firestone Diamonds is pleased with progress at the BK11 mine in northern Botswana which is running 23% ahead of target. CEO Philip Kenny said that reaching target earthmoving and production plant...
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02 September
2010FLASH: Firestone pleased with progress at BK11Story provided by StockMarketWire.com
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13 August
2010Firestone offer for Kopane posted to shareholdersThe scheme document for Firestone Diamonds' $71m recommended all-share offer for Kopane Diamond Developments has been sent out to shareholders. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com
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13 August
2010FLASH: Firestone offer for Kopane posted to shareholdersStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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21 July
2010Firestone Diamonds offer for Kopane recommendedAIM quoted Firestone Diamonds plc has made a recommended all share offer for Kopane Diamond Developments. The terms are 0.4657 of a New Firestone share for every one Kopane share. The acquisition...
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12 July
2010Firestone's Monak starts production at BK11Firestone Diamonds' 90%-owned subsidiary Monak has started commercial production at the BK11 kimberlite in Botswana after being granted a licence to 2022. Firestone Diamonds chief executive Philip...
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12 July
2010FLASH: Firestone starts production at BK11Story provided by StockMarketWire.com
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30 June
2010FLASH: Firestone Diamonds welcomes Debswana decision on JwanengStory provided by StockMarketWire.com
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30 June
2010FLASH: Firestone Diamonds makes significant progress at BK11Story provided by StockMarketWire.com
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15 April
2010Firestone Diamonds placing raises £9.45mFirestone Diamonds has raised £9.45m through the conditional placing of 30,000,000 new ordinary shares at 31.5p apiece. The price represents a discount of 13.1% to the closing middle market...
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31 March
2010FLASH: Firestone Diamonds pre-tax loss up at £1.4mStory provided by Business Financial Newswire
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22 March
2010Firestone denies reports on Jwaneng 'postponement'Firestone Diamonds has denied reports that Debswana has postponed the completion of the Jwaneng tailings project for the next two years. Firestone Diamonds said an article in the Botswana Guardian...
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22 March
2010FLASH: Firestone denies reports on Jwaneng tailings projectStory provided by Business Financial Newswire
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12 March
2010Firestone Diamonds chosen by Namdeb for toll treatment projectFirestone Diamonds has been chosen as the preferred supplier and operator for the dredge and floating treatment plant at Namdeb Diamond Corporation mining operations on the south west coast of...
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12 March
2010FLASH: Firestone Diamonds chosen by Namdeb for toll treatment projectStory provided by Business Financial Newswire
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21 December
2009Firestone Diamonds in Botswana joint ventureFirestone Diamonds has signed a joint venture agreement with Tawana Resources over kimberlite exploration and evaluation projects in Botswana. This includes eight kimberlites in the Orapa...
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21 December
2009FLASH: Firestone Diamonds in Botswana joint ventureStory provided by Business Financial Newswire
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10 December
2009Firestone Diamonds to develop Botswana projectFirestone Diamonds is to start development of commercial mining operations on its BK11 kimberlite in Botswana. BK11 is situated approximately 20 kilometres south-east of Debswana's Orapa Mine and...
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10 December
2009FLASH: Firestone Diamonds to develop project in BotswanaStory provided by Business Financial Newswire
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13 November
2009Firestone Diamonds pre-tax losses widenFull year pre-tax losses at Firestone Diamonds rose to £10.76m - up from £0.30m. The after-tax loss attributable to equity shareholders was £10.99m compared with £0.24m in 2008. Revenues for the...
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13 November
2009FLASH: Firestone Diamonds pre-tax losses upStory provided by Business Financial Newswire
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08 July
2009FLASH: £7.2m Placing By Firestone DiamondsBotswana mining company, Firestone Diamonds is raising £7.2m gross by placing 35.873m new shares at 20p each. The placing price represents a discount of 24.5% to the closing middle market price...
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27 March
2009FLASH: Firestone encouraged by Tsabong projectFirestone Diamonds plc claims its Tsabong kimberlite project in Botswana is one of the most attractive large scale diamond exploration and evaluation projects in the market. Chief execuitve...
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09 February
2009FLASH: Firestone Paid £2.5m for De Beers Contract TerminationAIM-quoted,Firestone Diamonds is being paid £2.5m by De Beers as compensation for early termination of the toll treatment agreement at the Company's Bonte Koe Mine on the Buffels River. The...
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31 March
2003Firestone boosts diamond productionIt expects the strong recovery in the rough diamond market in 2002 to continue. Firestone Diamonds said group production increased 23 pct to 547,000 stg in the six months to Dec 31 2002,...
