May 9, 2018 Lerala Diamond Mine Limited is going on auction This auction includes the sale of the pits, the resource, the process plant and ancillary equipment. Goindustry, along with the liquidators, will assist with the transfer of the mining rights,…
May 8, 2018 Zimbabwe parliament delays Mugabe’s questioning on diamond revenue Mugabe to face legislators over his previous pronouncements that the state had been deprived of at least $15 billion in diamond revenue by mining companies.
May 8, 2018 Fura Gems finds giant emerald at historic Coscuez mine in Colombia The 25.97-carat rough emerald is considered both “rare and exceptional” given its size, colour saturation and clarity.
May 4, 2018 Diamond museum opens in Belgium The DIVA museum has a butler that allows visitors to peek inside various rooms where precious treasures are kept.
May 4, 2018 Alrosa to acquire one of the world’s largest diamond polishing firms Russia's Kristall cuts around 300,000 carats annually and generates revenue of around $200 million.
May 3, 2018 ALROSA sells large diamonds for USD 14.8 million at the auction in Vladivostok The United Selling Organization (USO) of ALROSA sold 101 special size rough diamonds with the total weight of 1751.1 carats.
May 3, 2018 Lucapa finds yet another large diamond in Angola The 46-carat pink diamond is the largest coloured gem-quality stone ever recovered at the company's Lulo project.
May 1, 2018 Botswana Diamonds, Vast Resources team up to explore in Zimbabwe The two companies will exchange past exploration information on areas prospective for diamonds in Zimbabwe and form a jointly-owned special purpose vehicle to develop and exploit diamond resources.
April 30, 2018 Halted Botswana diamond mine to be sold at online auction The Lerala Mine was opened in 2008 and had to be shut twice due to weak sales, until it was placed under judicial management last year.
April 27, 2018 Lucara recovers another big diamond in Botswana The rock weighed 327 carats and it is a top white gem diamond.
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