August 13, 2018

Mozambique’s ruby mining goes from ‘Wild West’ to big business

Country now accounts for as much as 80 percent of global ruby output.

August 9, 2018

Lucapa recovers coloured diamonds

Lucapa Diamond Company and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (“GoL”) are pleased to provide an update on diamond recoveries from the ongoing bulk sampling program at the Mothae…

August 7, 2018

Large diamond retailer drops 22% after cutting guidance

Pandora cuts expected revenue from 7 to 10 per cent to 4 to 7 percent.

August 6, 2018

Record-breaking stones boost Gem Diamonds sales

The 10 rough, larger-than-100-carats diamonds produced at Letšeng led the hike.

August 5, 2018

Massive gold treasure found in Kazakhstan

Archaeologists unearthed 3,000 gold and precious metals objects and jewelry pieces.

August 5, 2018

Death, diamonds and Russia’s Africa Project: Leonid Bershidsky

The killing of three reporters in the Central African Republic pulls a private, pro-Kremlin military company out of the shadows.

August 3, 2018

Alrosa sells its most expensive diamond to date

The company said that the Dynasty diamond “is the purest of all large diamonds manufactured throughout the Russian jewelry history.”

August 1, 2018

Replenishing economic diamond resources, a daunting task for miners

Given that most of the high-economic diamond deposits in the world have already been put into production, diluted via expansion, or depleted, going forward the economics of diamond mines will…

August 1, 2018

Killed Russian journalists said to have been working on story involving mining in CAR

They were said to be investigating a private Russian security company operating in CAR as well as Russia’s interests in the local diamond, gold and uranium sectors.

August 1, 2018

Rare blue diamonds may be Earth’s deepest secret

The Hope Diamond, a rare blue diamond that is one of the world's most famous jewels, has had a complicated history, passing through the hands of monarchs and bankers and…