June 28, 2018

Alrosa to auction “football” diamonds, the largest one to be named by fansto auction “football” diamonds, the largest one to be named by fans

ALROSA, the world's largest diamond mining company, offers fans to choose a "football" name for large rough diamond weighing 76.53 carats.

June 26, 2018

De Beers just sold 34 million rough diamonds more than last year

The $575-million figure represents a 6% increase from the $541m obtained in the same period last year and 3.7% higher than the $554m it sold last month.

June 22, 2018

ALROSA launches football collection of diamonds on the occasion of the World Cup

The collection consists of 32 round diamonds, 0.3 carats each, named after the countries - participants of the World Cup.

June 22, 2018

Global sales of diamond jewellery have grown by 7% in Q1

In particular, sales of diamond jewelry in North America (the USA and Canada) have increased by 5% as compared to the first quarter of the previous year. The North American…

June 20, 2018

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June 19, 2018

US-China trade spat wipes $57B from top mining stocks in fortnight

Copper, iron ore prices drop, mining majors punished as US threatens more tariffs on "predatory" Chinese imports and Beijing calls it "blackmail".

June 19, 2018

Rapaport says De Beers destroying transparency in the diamond industry

The Rapaport Group says the world's largest diamond miner does not allow clients to disclose the source of their gemstones, except with De Beers' prior written consent.

June 18, 2018

CAR struggling to resume diamond exports, tax revenue lags

The Central African Republic (CAR) was banned from exporting diamonds in 2013 after rebels seized power.

June 18, 2018

Lucapa gets another $2 million from Lulo diamonds sale

Lucapa has a 35-year license for Lulo, which early last year bore a 404.2-carat white diamond, considered the largest diamond ever recovered in Angola and the biggest diamond ever found by an…

June 17, 2018

S.African lobby group opposes parts of new draft mining charter

The Minerals Council South Africa said it does not support some elements in the latest draft of an industry charter.