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.

December 16, 2019

Alrosa, Everledger launch e-commerce platform for diamond tracking

Consumers will be offered transparency regarding the origin of their diamonds.

December 16, 2019

Russia seeks to lift ban on ‘blood diamonds’ from African ally

The Central African Republic should be granted a “road map” outlining the steps it needs to take to get the ban on diamond sales lifted, says Moscow.

December 11, 2019

Diamond crisis to last another year

The glut that’s depressing the diamond market will last another year, according to industry consultant Bain.