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…

April 10, 2018

Petra Diamonds secures new debt agreements with lenders

Petra Diamonds said it has finalised an agreement with its lenders for a waiver of its December 2017 debt covenant and a resetting of debt agreements.

April 10, 2018

Russia’s Alrosa says diamonds sales at $559.5 mln in March

Alrosa's total diamond sales in the first quarter 2018 amounted to $1.606 billion, the company said.

April 9, 2018

Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year

The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.

April 6, 2018

Flawless white diamonds, among largest ever offered, to go on sale

Two flawless white diamonds each weighing in at more than 50 carats are expected to fetch more than $15 million when Sotheby's auctions them in May.

April 6, 2018

This historic blue diamond is expected to fetch up to $5.3 million

The Farnese Blue, passed down through European royalty, goes on sale for first time as part of a Sotheby’s auction to be held in Geneva, on May 15.

April 5, 2018

Venezuelan Catholic Church worried about mining devastation

"The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."