April 11, 2016

Would you propose with a diamond grown in a lab?

Diamond Foundry first crossed my radar in November of 2015, when Leonardo DiCaprio tweeted that he was proud to be an investor in the company.

April 8, 2016

Nunavut Impact Review Board objects new diamond project

Based on comparable widths and grades, Dunnedin Ventures' Kahuna project has similarities with DeBeers’ Snap Lake.

April 7, 2016

Canada unveils final anti-corruption law for the extractive sector

Estimated to cover the nearly 2,000 natural resource companies whose businesses are registered in Canada or trade on Toronto’s stock exchange.

April 5, 2016

Standard for responsible mining released

This second draft of the Standard for Responsible Mining reflects the input from over 1400 points of comment contributed by more than 70 organizations and individuals worldwide, including industry and…

April 5, 2016

De Beers blue diamond smashes auction records in Asia, fetches almost $32M

This diamond was the target of an attempted multi-million pound robbery in November 2000, which was foiled by the Metropolitan Police.

April 4, 2016

INFOGRAPHIC: Receding Arctic ice unlocking fathomless mineral resources

If you don’t mind frost and cost.

March 31, 2016

Largest ever blue diamond to be auctioned – Oppenheimer Blue

The largest ever blue diamond will go under Christie's hammer in May.

March 31, 2016

Kimberley Process Chair visits De Beers to discuss industry matters

KP Chair, Ahmed Bin Sulayem was hosted by Philippe Mellier, Chief Executive Officer of DeBeers at their Charterhouse Street Headquarters in London on 24 March.

March 30, 2016

Diamond miner halted after digging on ancient archaeological site

A DIAMOND mining company has until April 8 to challenge an interdict against it for mining in an archaeological site that goes back 3.2-million years.

March 30, 2016

Diamond dedicated to mothers of Russia

Company President Andrey Zharkov signed an order to give to the fact of a gem-quality diamond extraction the name Mothers of Russia.