May 4, 2017 Gem Diamonds found this high-quality 80-carat rock in Lesotho The D-colour Type-II diamond is one of the highest-quality stones to come out of the company’s Letšeng mine.
May 3, 2017 Lucara disappoints with lower first-quarter revenues Quarterly revenues were about half of the revenues posted in the year-ago quarter.
May 3, 2017 2017 global natural diamond production forecasted at 142M carats worth $15.6B The top 10 largest mines in the world by value produced are estimated to represent 58% of global production.
May 2, 2017 Mining no longer top sector attracting investors to Africa — report Industrial and precious metals, coal, oil, as well as natural gas, collectively accounted for just 6.2% of foreign direct investment into the continent last year.
May 2, 2017 North Arrow announces non-brokered C$5 million private placement financing The net proceeds of the private placement will be used for general working capital and to fund the continued evaluation of North Arrow’s Canadian diamond exploration properties.
April 28, 2017 Stellar Diamonds jumps on Tongo-Tonguma tribute mining agreement Deal creates one of the largest diamond mines in West Africa.
April 26, 2017 Firestone Diamonds almost done with ramp-up at flagship mine in Lesotho The Africa-focused diamond producer aims to recover 300,000 carats from its Liqhobong mine by the end of the financial year.
April 25, 2017 Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.
April 24, 2017 More iron ore comes to the market as Anglo’s output soars in Q1 Both iron ore and diamond output rose in the first quarter thanks to a continued ramping-up of the company's Minas Rio mine in Brazil and improvements in the gem market.
April 21, 2017 Harrogate company helps discover diamonds A family-run Yorkshire firm has just dispatched its largest order – nearly three miles of hoses to a diamond mine in Angola.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
