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.

December 27, 2019

Alrosa, ZCDC sign final agreements to form Zimbabwean JV

The joint venture will focus on prospect and exploration work for primary diamond deposits in the African country.

December 22, 2019

Mining companies operating in Russia improve environmental transparency – WWF

The World Wildlife Fund found that more miners operating in the country are starting to report their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.

December 19, 2019

Zambia drops 15% export tax on gemstones

The levy on gemstones, excluding diamonds, was meant to increase the country's revenues, but ended up hitting output.

December 19, 2019

Lucara Diamond’s sales beat expectations in fresh sign of market improvement

Average price per carat was $548, 16% more than expected and about 40% higher than the average price achieved in the previous quarter.

December 18, 2019

De Beers final diamond sale of the year gives some hope to depressed market

It fetched $425 million for its diamond in December, a slight improvement from the $400 million it obtained in the previous sale.

December 17, 2019

Petra Diamonds finds founder Pouroulis’ successor

Adonis Pouroulis, who founded Petra in 1997 and has been its chairman ever since, will leave the company on March 31.