September 27, 2019 De Beers keeps special terms in place for another diamond sale De Beers is continuing its policy of offering almost unprecedented flexibility to diamond buyers.
September 26, 2019 Rio Tinto sees rosy future for diamonds despite end of Argyle Company is exploring for diamonds in Canada as part of its plans to stay in the sector despite the looming closure of its Argyle mine in Australia, known for extremely…
September 26, 2019 Lucara rocks — finds blue, pink diamonds at Botswana mine The diamonds, found at the area that yielded the famous 1,111-carat “Lesedi La Rona” in 2015, will be sold in December.
September 25, 2019 How blockchain can track conflict minerals Several companies have begun using or offering blockchain solutions to address some of the problems associated with conflict minerals.
September 25, 2019 Alrosa’s Diamond Inspector excels at detecting fake stones An independent, US-based lab tested the device.
September 24, 2019 Rising resource nationalism in Africa ups stakes for miners — report Central Africa’s copperbelt, and Tanzania capture the bulk of resource nationalism risks, Verisk Maplecroft says.
September 23, 2019 Petra finds 20.08-carat blue diamond at flagship Cullinan mine Recovery demonstrates the quality of Petra's asset base, as the Cullinan diamond mine remains a significant source of rare blue diamonds, said the company.
September 22, 2019 Canadian student discovers new mineral inside a diamond The new mineral was named goldschmidtite.
September 19, 2019 Alrosa gets an A+ in social, environmental investments The Russian miner allocates 3% of its revenue to social expenses and 2.2% to environmental initiatives.
September 18, 2019 Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana The operation has this year yielded 22 diamonds larger than 100 carats, eight of them exceeding 200 carats.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm