April 25, 2019

Lucara finds largest uncut diamond in recent history in Botswana mine

The 1,758-carat diamond is larger than a tennis ball and weighs close to 352 grams (12.42 ounces).

April 25, 2019

Russia’s Alrosa expects drop in 2019 sales as demand falters from China

Alrosa's sales in the first quarter fell 38 percent from a year earlier to $988 million.

April 25, 2019

Canadian miners start 2019 off on the right foot amid mega-deals

Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — rose 5% fin…

April 24, 2019

JPMorgan ends a three-year bullish call on Anglo American shares

After almost three years of rating the mining giant’s stock as overweight, JPMorgan downgraded it to neutral on Wednesday.

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.