March 16, 2017 UAE appoints Maryam Al Hashemi as the 2017 Chair of the Committee of Participation and Chairmanship of the Kimberley Process After completing her formal education at Dubai Women’s College, Maryam was drawn to work under the newly formed DMCC in 2003, making her one of its longest current serving employees.
March 16, 2017 Sierra Leone pastor unearths one of the 20 largest diamonds ever found Emmanuel Momoh found the 706-carat diamond in Sierra Leone's Kono district.
March 16, 2017 World’s top diamond miner Alrosa quadruples profit amid sector recovery The Russian miner said profit attributable to shareholders totalled $2.25 billion (131.39bn roubles) last year, versus $530K (30.67bn) roubles in 2015.
March 16, 2017 Indian billionaire Agarwal goes after 12% of Anglo American Deal would make of Volcan Investments Ltd., Agarwal's family trust, the second-largest investor in Anglo American.
March 15, 2017 Five reasons why diamond mining stocks have been under pressure From February 15th to March 13th, a market-cap weighted aggregation of diamond miners in U.S. dollars including ALROSA Joint-Stock Company, Petra Diamonds Ltd, Dominion Diamond Corp, Gem Diamonds Ltd, Lucara…
March 13, 2017 Harry Winston’s famous Jonker V diamond to fetch up to $3.6M in auction The rectangular, 25.27-carat gem is one of a collection of 13 polished diamonds cut from the famous 726-carat Jonker rough, unearthed at South Africa’s Elandsfontein mine in 1934.
March 9, 2017 The 20 best mining schools in the world The rankings are based on data for academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper and research impact.
March 9, 2017 Exhibition of Diavik-mined giant, uncut Foxfire diamond extended The 187.6-carat rare stone will remain on display until April at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C..
March 6, 2017 A trip through the diamond industry in March 2017 As the diamond industry marks its foray into 2017, Q1 demand for rough has been stronger relative to Q4 2016 and also relative to a year ago.
March 6, 2017 Impact and influence photo competition zooms in on women in mining Celebrating women’s contribution to the mining industry through a diverse lens is the aim of the International Women in Mining (IWiM) photo competition.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
