October 2, 2017 Discovery of newsworthy diamonds picks up Over the last nine years 66 record-breaking and other noteworthy diamonds were recovered, and 61 of those have been found within the last five years.
September 29, 2017 Botswana Diamonds soars on promising find at South African project Sampling work at Ontevreden, part of the Vutomi joint venture, seems to prove the presence of high-grade kimberlite pipes.
September 28, 2017 Petra Diamonds’ shares sparkle as its solves labour disputes in South Africa Company reached wage agreement with the main union at two of its mines in South Africa. Workers will return to work on Friday.
September 28, 2017 World’s ‘most beautiful diamond’ to go under Christie’s hammer Discovered in February last year in eastern Angola, the 404.20-carat rough diamond was also the largest found so far in the southern African country.
September 27, 2017 How iron carbonates help form diamonds Scientists say that under the peculiar conditions present deep in the Earth's mantle, iron carbonates can play a role in forming diamonds.
September 27, 2017 De Beers laying the foundations for gender equality Katie Fergusson: "As Head of Social Impact, I feel privileged to be leading De Beers Group’s work on women and girls empowerment, including on diversity and inclusion."
September 27, 2017 Petra jumps on Tanzania letting it resume diamond exports Stock closed 12.2% higher at 64.80p, after it had fallen on Tuesday to its lowest since late 2015.
September 26, 2017 Lucara sells world’s second-largest diamond for $53 million London-based Graff Diamonds paid nearly $47,777 per carat
September 26, 2017 Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.
September 25, 2017 Investors wary as Tanzania moves to assert more control over mines New laws and a crackdown on mining firms in Tanzania has slowed fresh investment in what has long been seen as one of Africa's brightest mining prospects
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
