October 25, 2018

Lucapa secures $7m loan to boost Lesotho mine development

First commercial diamonds from the company's 70%-owned Mothae mine expected in early November.

October 23, 2018

FURA announces all-female wash plant project

“We believe women in West Boyacá are a pillar of society in the area and that these opportunities help reflect the vital, strong and active role women continue to play…

October 23, 2018

De Beers to build Chidliak as FutureSmart mine

De Beers acquired Peregrine and all its Canadian projects in a friendly deal in September for 24 cents a share or $107 million.

October 23, 2018

De Beers diamond production falls 5 percent in third quarter

The world’s top diamond producer by value attributed the decline to planned volume reductions in Botswana and South Africa.

October 22, 2018

Petra Diamonds revenue up as production, sales jump

Revenue rose 22 percent in the quarter to $80.2 million from $65.8 million a year prior, despite diamond prices being 5 percent lower when compared to the same period of…

October 21, 2018

Almost 400,000 migrants left Angola in massive diamond crackdown

The government says that diamonds worth more than $1 million had been seized in the course of Operation Transparency.

October 19, 2018

Why a no-deal Brexit risks freezing London’s diamond trade

The U.K. is currently just one of six EU countries allowed to import and export rough diamonds. Once stones enter Belgium and Portugal, they’re then free to move around the…

October 19, 2018

ALROSA starts large rough diamond auction in Vladivostok

For sale,166 gem-quality rough diamonds with a total weight of 2,607 carats.

October 18, 2018

Mountain Province Diamonds latest sale nets $24 million

Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine.

October 18, 2018

De Beers eyes tech markets for synthetic diamonds future

Anglo American unit De Beers is going after lucrative as it aims to expand its lab-grown diamond business beyond drilling and cutting.