September 6, 2018 Mountain Province Diamonds results of seventh diamond sale of 2018 Total proceeds from the sale were US$26.9 million (CDN$35.3 million) from 411,317 carats at an average realized value of US$65 per carat
September 5, 2018 Stornoway achieves full underground mine design capacity at Renard Mine This marks the completion of the production ramp-up of the underground mine.
September 5, 2018 Alrosa brings coloured diamonds to Hong Kong in effort to conquer China As part of its plans to expand into that market, Alrosa will hold its first “True Colour” auction of coloured polished diamonds, during the Hong Kong Gem & Jewellery Fair…
September 4, 2018 De Beers is selling diamonds for less and the industry isn’t happy World’s No.1 diamond miner will let buyers refuse some lower-quality stones, just as it gets ready to begin selling synthetic stones.
September 3, 2018 De Beers will allow buyers to reject cheap diamonds This is a rare move by De Beers, which is famous for requiring buyers to take what’s offered.
September 3, 2018 India’s Anil Agarwal succeeds with Vedanta Resources buyout Some in the industry see this move as a prelude to a potentially broader deal with bigger miner Anglo American.
August 30, 2018 FedEx’d gems fueled India’s biggest bank fraud, report says Modi and associates fraudulently borrowed approximately $4 billion
August 30, 2018 Kimberley Process visits Russia with a review The Kimberley Process (KP) delegation conducted a review visit to Russia on August 25-30 to check the system of mining, accounting, implementation and control of operations with rough diamonds, and…
August 29, 2018 Lucapa confident of lifting its diamond success rate in both Africa and Australia Diamond producer, ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (LOM) says the Company has begun to “shine bright” in the world of Special diamonds.
August 27, 2018 Famous yellow diamonds yielding mine up for grabs The Ellendale mine produced around half of the world’s supply of rare yellow diamonds during peak production.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
