February 2, 2018

Argyle pink diamond coin unveiled in Berlin

Rio Tinto and The Perth Mint are delighted to unveil the first pavé set Argyle pink diamond gold coin.

February 2, 2018

Commodity boom has a dark side as cost creep erodes windfall

Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs.

February 2, 2018

Gem Diamonds shares up on better sales, prices and string of 100-carat plus rocks

The company, which last month found the world’s fifth-biggest diamond in history at its flagship Letšeng mine in Lesotho, sold 21% more rocks in last quarter of 2017.

February 1, 2018

Lucapa finds over a hundred diamonds at Australian project

The 119 diamonds recovered from the Little Spring Creek lamproite drill core samples included seven macro diamonds and 112 micro-diamonds.

February 1, 2018

New large stones found at Yubileynaya pipe

In January 2018, ALROSA recovered two gem-quality stones weighing 97.92 carats and 85.62 carats.

January 31, 2018

Chinese consumers are willing to buy diamond jewelry next year more often than Americans – research

ALROSA and GfK research company conducted an extensive research of diamond consumers in the US and China. What they discovered was interesting.

January 31, 2018

These are top-10 global mining trends expected for 2018

Consulting firm Deloitte has published what it says will be the top-10 global trends in the mining industry this year.

January 29, 2018

ALROSA’s subsidiary supplies 27 X-ray sorters for the Cullinan Mine

The Cullinan Mine is owned 74% by Petra Diamonds Limited and is renowned as the source of very rare blue diamonds and large, high quality gem diamonds.

January 29, 2018

De Beers auction sales: what a difference a decade can make

"The last 10 years have been... an exciting time during which we’ve launched lots of industry firsts and helped reimagine the way the sector operates."

January 29, 2018

INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s most famous diamonds

Here's a list of the 99 most famous diamonds ever found, grouped by region.