June 7, 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender world exclusive preview in Copenhagen The 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender includes 63 pink, red and violet diamonds and represents the finest of a year’s production from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia.
June 7, 2016 Diamond exports ban lifted from Central African Republic Decision comes three years after the country’s gems were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious conflict and placed under embargo.
June 6, 2016 ALROSA launches children’s rest and recreation campaign ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, will send over 2.5 thousand children of the Company's employees on vacation to Russia's health resorts during the summer holidays.
June 6, 2016 Commodities storming back into bull market Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.
June 3, 2016 Key expansions at iconic Canadian diamond mines hit by setbacks While Dominion Diamond has pushed construction of Ekati’s new Jay pipe to 2018, Rio has said that a denial of a request to change its water licence could have an…
June 1, 2016 Pure Grown Diamonds unveils the Pure Value Guarantee Program for all its customers Pure Grown Diamonds, the leading distributor of Lab-Grown Diamonds, announced Wednesday the Pure Value Guarantee program, aimed at assuring our retailers that they can buy Pure Grown Diamonds with confidence,…
June 1, 2016 ‘Aurora Green’ diamond smashes records after fetching $16.8 million It set a world auction record for a green diamond and became the highest price per carat ever paid for a gem that colour.
June 1, 2016 Someone stole this $5 million diamond-encrusted gold eagle statue The golden statue was supposed to be the centrepiece of a campaign launched in conjunction with a series of books and events to raise money for cancer research.
May 31, 2016 Petra Diamonds announces directorate and senior management changes Board and Senior Management changes, effective 30 June 2016
May 31, 2016 Sierra Leone grants preliminary OK to Stellar Diamonds Tongo mine The West Africa-focused firm said it was verbally informed of the approval by the country's Minerals Advisory Board.
Australia fast-tracks critical minerals stockpile Canberra will build a strategic minerals reserve using domestic supply to shore up defence, tech manufacturing and allied supply chains. January 12, 2026 | 04:09 am
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm