October 11, 2019 Vast Resources to sign diamonds joint venture deal in Zimbabwe London-listed Vast Resources will join new entrants like Russia's Alrosa as well as unlisted Chinese firm Anjin Investments.
October 11, 2019 Majority of firms fail at conflict minerals due diligence A Responsible Sourcing Network study analyzed 215 companies’ disclosures.
October 10, 2019 Tri Origin inks second agreement with De Beers The new deal is for Tri Origin’s Nipissing Cobalt project.
October 9, 2019 World Diamond Council pushing for strengthening of Kimberley Process Members of the organization want to find ways to have a better definition of "conflict diamonds."
October 9, 2019 Colombian workers at Fura Gems’ mine claim unsafe operating conditions Former employees say the fabled emerald mine doesn’t meet global safety standards, in terms of protective gear and equipment.
October 8, 2019 Rio Tinto completes Star-Orion South bulk sample An onsite bulk sample processing plant is in the final stages of construction.
October 7, 2019 Petra’s recently found blue diamond could fetch $15 million Viewings of the 20.08-carat diamond will run from November 1 to 7 at Petra’s marketing offices in Johannesburg.
October 4, 2019 Alrosa finds Matryoshka-style stone, the first in diamond mining history According to scientists, the diamond may be over 800 million years old.
October 4, 2019 Central African Republic diamond houses obliged to export $3m per quarter The Central African Republic launched a full overhaul of the country’s alluvial diamond mining sector.
October 4, 2019 Zimbabwe accuses US of lying about diamond-mining forced labour Zimbabwe, suffering its worst economic crisis since 2008, is desperate to end sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the European Union on politicians and state companies.
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