January 16, 2018 De Beers readies technology aimed at eliminating ‘conflict diamonds’ Firm is developing open platform that traces diamonds from mine to buyer.
January 15, 2018 Following detention, journalist publishes controversial story about Venezuela’s Mining Arc Rampant violence and corruption are the norm in the mines of the southern Guayana region.
January 15, 2018 Gem Diamonds shares on fire as miner finds 910-carat rock Massive find is believed to be the fifth biggest gem-quality diamond ever found
January 12, 2018 Alrosa buys stake in Angola’s largest diamond deposit for $70 million Deal provides the diamond giant with access to a production base outside Russia.
January 11, 2018 Botswana’s Okavango posts record diamond sales at $567 million Company posted a 4 percent jump in sales to $567 million in 2017, the highest annual sales since its formation in 2013.
January 11, 2018 Alrosa 2017 sales fall to $4.3bn on lower average price for rough diamonds Russian miner said the price decline for rough diamonds was due to the changed sales assortment resulting from an increased demand for small-sized rough rocks from India.
January 10, 2018 Russian competition watchdog investigates Alrosa gas assets sale The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service is investigating forthcoming sale of natural gas assets by producer Alrosa after a complaint from would-be buyer.
January 8, 2018 Gem Diamonds, Lucapa kick off 2018 with massive findings The rival companies have unearthed three diamonds larger than 100 carats each.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 3, 2018 Alba wants to reopen gold mine behind three generations of royal wedding rings Gold from Clogau St David’s mine in North Wales is behind the wedding bands of the Queen Mother, the Queen, Princess Margaret, the Princess Royal and Diana, Princess of Wales.
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