December 17, 2025 Gold and uranium boost Namibia’s tax revenue after diamond prices plunge Diamond income has traditionally boosted Namibia's state coffers, accounting for about 30% of export earnings.
November 28, 2025 Petra Diamonds installs joint CEOs in board overhaul Diamond miner has named Vivek Gadodia and Juan Kemp as joint CEOs after interim roles since February; Gadodia handles strategy, Kemp ops.
November 25, 2025 Kimberley Process stalls again on conflict diamond reform The World Diamond Council spent three years redefining the concept to cover non-state violence and acknowledge miners.
November 10, 2025 Botswana president reiterates plan to buy majority of De Beers Botswana, which owns the rest of the company, relies on diamonds for about 80% of its exports.
November 7, 2025 Botswana, Angola eye split in battle for De Beers Meeting between the countries' mining ministers sparked talk of a De Beers split amid alliance between Africa’s diamond giants.
November 1, 2025 MINING.COM launches Global Mining Power Rankings The new initiative lets readers directly shape how the world’s leading mining stocks are ranked.
October 31, 2025 Angola says national budget will not fund Endiama’s De Beers bid The southwest African country had initially indicated interest in a minority stake in De Beers.
October 31, 2025 For Danish army, the threat to Greenland isn’t Trump but Russia Interest in Greenland’s mineral potential has grown since Trump suggested buying the territory, home to many critical minerals.
October 30, 2025 US gets rare earth reprieve from China, but not rollback It is unclear whether the commitment to pause the October measures also includes batteries and industrial diamonds.
October 26, 2025 Namibian president takes over ministry of mines, energy and industry Resource-rich Namibia is aiming for its first crude oil production by 2030.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm
