April 24, 2019 Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level…
April 24, 2019 De Beers expands pilot scheme in Sierra Leone to sell ethically sourced diamonds Decision was made to give more artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) the opportunity to benefit from the program, which helps them trace route of their diamonds throughout the supply chain.
April 24, 2019 Alrosa recovers large diamond from International pipe The 118.91-carat stone is the largest recovered at the site in the past two years.
April 23, 2019 Graff creates 302-carat emerald cut stone from 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona Graff has now created a 302.37-ct square emerald cut diamond – the world’s largest of that particular cut.
April 23, 2019 Rio finds one of its largest white diamonds ever at Argyle mine The 28-carat diamond, named Argyle Octavia, will be auctioned in Antwerp, Belgium.
April 22, 2019 One of world’s largest diamond mines gets 10-year life extension The underground extension of Aikhal will keep it in operations until 2044 and it's estimated to cost about $154 million.
April 18, 2019 Alrosa launches new Zarya pipe in eastern Russia The new deposit should compensate for the depleting stock of the Komsomolsky open-pit mine.
April 18, 2019 Petra Diamonds on a roll after another major find at Cullinan The find is the third Type II D-colour gem-quality diamond weighing more than 100 carats recovered since March and the fourth such rock discovered in the current financial year.
April 17, 2019 Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamond, the country’s largest ever Botswana's state-run Okavango Diamond Company has unveiled what is believed to be the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African country.
April 16, 2019 Rapaport proposes diamond industry optimization plan to government of Sierra Leone Rapaport says the model should guarantee that government diamond revenue provides vital infrastructure to the communities where the diamonds are found.
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