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.

April 11, 2019

Mountain Province stock takes off on 74% diamond resource increase

The updated inferred mineral resource at Faraday 2 highlights 5.45 million carats of diamonds, a hefty 74% increase over its 2017 estimate.

April 9, 2019

Stornoway Diamond halts open pit operations at Quebec mine

The Montreal-based diamond producer said the move would not have an impact on total revenue for 2019.

April 9, 2019

De Beers diamond sales hit highest level since mid-2018

The world’s top diamond producer by value sold  $575 million in its third sales cycle of this year, the highest since the fifth cycle of 2018, when it recorded $581…

April 8, 2019

Mining students learn to develop feasibility studies using high-tech solution

The Riivos-built mining financial technology software helps them spend less time building spreadsheet models and more time optimizing their mine project economics.

April 8, 2019

Firestone finds another massive diamond at Lesotho mine

It's the second one over 70-carat Firestone has found at its Liqhobong mine this year.