Marcus ter Haar said the company sold 1.778 million carats in the first half of 2018 compared with 1.808 million carats in the same period last year.
Diamond Mining News
Gem Diamonds big discoveries reach a dozen
The company that digs the world’s most valuable diamonds may soon become the one that also finds the biggest.
How Canada’s mining sector impacts the economy
Canada is one of the world’s largest exporters of minerals and metals, supplying approximately 60 different mineral commodities to over 100 countries.
Mozambique's ruby mining goes from ‘Wild West’ to big business
Country now accounts for as much as 80 percent of global ruby output.
Lucapa recovers coloured diamonds
Lucapa Diamond Company and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (“GoL”) are pleased to provide an update on diamond recoveries from the ongoing bulk sampling program at the Mothae diamond mine in Lesotho (Lucapa 70%; GoL 30%).
Large diamond retailer drops 22% after cutting guidance
Pandora cuts expected revenue from 7 to 10 per cent to 4 to 7 percent.
Record-breaking stones boost Gem Diamonds sales
The 10 rough, larger-than-100-carats diamonds produced at Letšeng led the hike.
Massive gold treasure found in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists unearthed 3,000 gold and precious metals objects and jewelry pieces.
Death, diamonds and Russia’s Africa Project: Leonid Bershidsky
The killing of three reporters in the Central African Republic pulls a private, pro-Kremlin military company out of the shadows.
Alrosa sells its most expensive diamond to date
The company said that the Dynasty diamond “is the purest of all large diamonds manufactured throughout the Russian jewelry history.”
Replenishing economic diamond resources, a daunting task for miners
Given that most of the high-economic diamond deposits in the world have already been put into production, diluted via expansion, or depleted, going forward the economics of diamond mines will inevitably gravitate towards higher-cost, lower-value operations.
Killed Russian journalists said to have been working on story involving mining in CAR
They were said to be investigating a private Russian security company operating in CAR as well as Russia’s interests in the local diamond, gold and uranium sectors.
Rare blue diamonds may be Earth's deepest secret
The Hope Diamond, a rare blue diamond that is one of the world's most famous jewels, has had a complicated history, passing through the hands of monarchs and bankers and heiresses and thieves. The geological history of blue diamonds is even more complex.
Rio Tinto down despite $7.2bn cash return to investors
Company said first-half profit grew 12% to $4.42 billion, below the $4.53 billion forecast by analysts.
De Beers ready to begin South Africa’s Voorspoed mine closure
The failed plan was to find an operator with a lower cost structure or a different mining approach that would be able to take over and extend Voorspoed’s life.
Lucapa’s mine in Lesotho continues to yield special diamonds
The 11.88-carat diamond was recovered from the North zone of the Mothae diamond mine.
Brazil studying auction of rights to six unexplored mining areas in 2019
The unexplored areas that have significant potential output of copper, gold, phosphate and other minerals.
S&P raises ALROSA's credit rating to BBB-, outlook is stable
The world's leader in diamond mining reports raising of its long-term credit rating by S&P Global Ratings international rating agency to BBВ-, the outlook is stable.
Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M
Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment is so strong that the company said it was taking orders for delivery well into 2019.
South African diamond fetches half a million dollars
The gem was sold on tender for $11,267 per carat.
De Beers sizes up Canadian diamond project, first big buy in nearly 2 decades
Anglo American unit De Beers expects its purchase of Canada's Peregrine Diamonds, its first upstream diamond acquisition since 2000, to be completed in a month to six weeks' time.
Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes
Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past 10 years.
Petra shares drop after it cuts 2019 diamond production forecast
The miner said it expects to produce 4.6 million to 4.8 million carats in 2019, well below the 5.0-5.3 million carats it forecast in July last year.
Alrosa to start diamond mining at Zarya by 2019
Total diamond resources are estimated to contain 3.5 million carats of diamonds.
De Beers buys Canada’s Peregrine Diamonds for $81 million
Canadian firm is the sole owner of the Chidliak diamond project in Nunavut.
