Anglo American announces its intention to sell its 50% interest in Lafarge Tarmac to Lafarge for a minimum value of £885 million ($1.5 billion) (subject to Lafarge / Holcim merger related conditions, including Lafarge Tarmac being deemed an acceptable divestment remedy by the regulators)

NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced that Lucara Diamond Corp. (short name: LUC), a Small Cap company within the Basic Material sector, has started trading of its shares on the main market of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.

Firestone Diamonds plc, the AIM-quoted diamond development company, announces that as previously set out to shareholders in the Company's notice of annual general meeting for 2013, it is in the process of delisting from the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE).

Shumba Coal has entered into an agreement with Impact Minerals for the acquisition of four energy prospecting licences in the southern east side part of Botswana for a consideration of a total of US$800,000, consisting of US$250,000 cash and Consideration Shares equal to US$550,000.