January 21, 2020

Shareholder in Alrosa proposes selling up to $1bn of diamonds to Gokhran

The proposal was made to President Vladimir Putin and Russia's finance ministry.

January 21, 2020

RJK to deploy new kimberlite identification technique

The Canadian miner joined forces with Eagle Geosciences.

January 20, 2020

Alrosa starts drilling at flooded Mir pipe

The miner wants to explore the possibility of reopening the pipe.

January 20, 2020

De Beers mulls expanding pilot scheme to sell ethically sourced diamonds

The program in Sierra Leone traces the route of diamonds dug up by small miners in the country.

January 17, 2020

The elite De Beers diamond buyers club may get even smaller

The world’s biggest producer is wrestling with the way it sells diamonds after a disastrous year for the companies that cut, polish and trade the world’s gems.

January 17, 2020

Rio Tinto readies to close world’s biggest diamond mine

The miner expects to see production of rough diamonds drop from 17 million carats last year to 12-14 million in 2020 as a result.

January 15, 2020

Rising civil unrest adds to mining risks in 2020

Risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft foresees as many as 75 countries having to deal with soaring public rage over a variety of topics, including economic inequality.

January 14, 2020

Rio’s Argyle diamonds featured on Australian coin

The Perth Mint issued a coin that has nearly three carats of vivid intense pink diamonds.

January 10, 2020

Carnegie Institution seeks cut of rising lab-grown diamond sales

The institute filed three complaints in Manhattan federal court against six companies.

December 30, 2019

Alrosa unearths 191-carat diamond at Botuobinskaya pipe

The age of the stone is estimated at about 2 billion years.