April 22, 2018

Mining firms from China to Canada watch as Greenland holds election

China already actively seeking opportunities.

April 20, 2018

Zimbabwe’s parliament orders Mugabe to answer questions over diamonds

Former leader Robert Mugabe will have to answer questions next month about whether the state was deprived of $15 billion in diamond revenue.

April 20, 2018

World’s top diamond producer first-quarter output hit by mine accident

Alrosa's production fell by 17% in the first three months of the year mainly due to the halt of its Mir underground mine and lower-grade ores processed from the Jubilee pipe.

April 19, 2018

De Beers launches Sierra Leone-based pilot to remove ‘conflict diamonds’ from the market

The world’s top diamond miner will train artisanal and small-scale miners and provide them with tablets as well as a diamond “toolkit” to digitally track their stones throughout the supply…

April 18, 2018

Diamonds confirm existence of planetary “embryo”

A planetary “embryo” gave origin to the meteorite fragments that form the Almahata Sitta collection.

April 16, 2018

Diamonds are a Canadian miner’s best friends in Finland

Arctic Star reports positive results from The Timantti Diamond project.

April 12, 2018

De Beers is said to lift diamond prices for second straight sale

The company raised prices a similar amount in its previous sale at the end of February.

April 12, 2018

Lucara recovers 472 carat diamond, third largest ever for Karowe

Recovered from the Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana.

April 11, 2018

Why diamond trading slowed down in March

Rapaport expects polished trading to continue slowing in the coming months.

April 11, 2018

Mining industry must improve human rights, environment protection — index

The Responsible Mining Index, launched in Geneva on Wednesday, assesses the policies and practices of 30 large companies that produce 25 percent of mined commodities, from gold to copper and…