August 5, 2016

Hatch congratulates De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds on first diamonds at Gahcho Kué mine

Earlier this week, De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds announced the Gahcho Kué processing plant has been commissioned and is producing first diamonds from the Canadian mine—the largest new mine…

August 4, 2016

Diamond mining entrepreneur Robert Gannicott dies at 69

Robert Gannicott is remembered as one of the pioneers and champions of Canada’s diamond industry, which he helped shape for more than two decades.

July 29, 2016

Anglo American declines merger offer from Vedanta

Vedanta Resources’ chairman Anil Agarwal allegedly approached Anglo in several opportunities earlier this year to discuss potential tie-ups.

July 28, 2016

Anglo American narrows debt despite posting steep first-half loss

The miner said its turnaround plan was “on track” as it slashed debt and beat earnings forecasts in the first half of the year.

July 26, 2016

ARM and RJC strengthen collaboration to facilitate responsible jewellery supply chains

ARM and RJC share objectives to promote responsible precious metals supply chains, and will continue working together to ensure their standards and assurance models are mutually supportive.

July 25, 2016

Canada’s diamond staking rush favours early entrants

It’s the glittering lure of a possible multi-billion dollar diamond discovery that’s lighting up northern Saskatchewan.

July 25, 2016

China snaps up $4.5bn worth of overseas mining assets in just six months

Most of them have been after existing operations and companies, rather than trying to build mines from scratch.

July 25, 2016

Petra Diamonds results beat expectations on strong sales, production

Output rose 16% to 3.7 million carats, which puts Petra on track to hit its long term annual target of 5 million carats in 2018, a year earlier than planned.

July 22, 2016

Snap Lake diamond mine is for sale

De Beers underground mine in Canada's arctic, shuttered since December, cost $1.7 billion to build and operate and never turned a profit.

July 22, 2016

Fresh wave of Chinese firms to go after Congo’s riches — report

Faced with declining domestic production, China's top copper company — Minmetals — said earlier this year that the "only solution” was going overseas, and many are following its steps.