August 22, 2024 Lucara finds world’s 2nd largest diamond ever mined The “epic” diamond, as Lucara put it, was detected thanks to a special recovery technology, installed in 2017.
August 20, 2024 Anglo American to receive coal bids in September The sale process includes the Grosvenor and Moranbah North mines along with three smaller mines in Queensland.
August 13, 2024 Karelian Diamond wins land dispute case in Finland Once developed, Lahtojoki would be the first diamond mine in the European Union.
August 13, 2024 Botswana aims to negotiate bigger stake in HB Antwerp diamond dealer Botswana's economy has been hit by a drop in demand for diamonds.
August 12, 2024 Lucara sales offer glimmer of hope to struggling diamond sector Lucara's Karowe mine in Botswana generated $41.3 million in revenue, a 7% increase from the same period last year.
August 7, 2024 Gem Diamonds digs up 145 carat diamond in Lesotho The Type II, white diamond is the ninth greater than 100-carat precious stone recovered this year at the Letsěng mine.
August 6, 2024 Petra defers another diamond tender amid weak demand Petra is holding on to the diamonds from its South African operations, but will sell those from its Williamson mine in Tanzania as planned.
August 5, 2024 VIDEO: Cautious optimism in the mining sector as South Africa’s new government takes office The sector employs nearly half a million people and contributes about 7% to the country's GDP.
August 2, 2024 Winsome buys more time to assess Renard deal Winsome plans to repurpose the existing infrastructure for lithium processing to handle ore from its nearby Adina project.
August 1, 2024 Diamond sales at Debswana fall 49.2% as market downturn continues In the first half of the year, Debswana sold diamonds worth $1.29 billion compared to $2.54 billion registered in the same period last year.
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