August 22, 2016 Rio Tinto walks away from India Bunder diamond project The project, discovered in 2004, was expected to generate about 30,000 jobs and produce up to 3 million carats a year.
August 18, 2016 Past gold mining near Yellowknife severely hurt lakes, wildlife — report More than 20,000 tonnes of toxic arsenic trioxide released from the now-shut Giant gold mine wiped out entire populations of algae and invertebrates from lakes nearby, study shows.
August 17, 2016 ALROSA joins the Responsible Jewellery Council The Responsible Jewellery Council is an international not-for-profit organization, which focuses on enhancing consumer confidence in the jewellery industry and promoting of responsible business practices.
August 15, 2016 Nazi ‘gold train’ hunt in Poland is back on About a year after two treasure hunters claimed to have found a Nazi train in Poland, laden with gold and gems, a team of 35 researchers has resumed digging for…
August 15, 2016 Diamond giant Alrosa unearths 136.24-carat rock Currently unnamed, the stone is one of the largest diamonds ever recovered at the Nyurbinskaya open-pit mine.
August 14, 2016 Anglo’s top shareholder could reduce it to diamond-only miner South Africa's state pension fund is pushing Anglo to spin off all its assets in the country, including the miner's coveted platinum mines.
August 14, 2016 Draft bill says list in Harare if you want to mine in Zimbabwe None of the foreign-owned platinum miners operating in the world's number three producer of the precious metal is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
August 11, 2016 CHARTS: Maybe India can ignite new commodity supercycle Rapid, large-scale urbanization will see India's top three cities rival the combined economies of Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia.
August 10, 2016 Petra Diamonds finds massive 138-carat white rock at its Cullinan mine The diamond will be offered for sale in Johannesburg later this month.
August 9, 2016 Diamond production down, sales volume up According to the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Price Index, rough diamond prices have climbed 8.9% in the last 3 months.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
