August 21, 2015

Alrosa subsidiary company will supply the equipment for MMC Norilsk Nickel

Bourevestnik, Inc. has won the tender of OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel for the supply of 5 X-ray slurry analyzers for Talnah concentrating mill.

August 21, 2015

New variety of hard-to-find mineral discovered in England

The last time a vein of Blue John Stone, a legendary semi-precious mineral, was discovered was in the in the XIX century.

August 21, 2015

Small, ancient diamonds reveal seawater key for precious gems formation

Scientists from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K believe ancient sea water helped to the formation of diamonds hundreds of kilometres underground.

August 18, 2015

Lucara’s on a roll: three new diamonds recovered at Botswana mine

Since the recovery of the first large diamond from Karowe in 2013, the firm has found 216 gems at the site.

August 17, 2015

Yuan dips, diamond demand rises

At the end of last year, China became the world’s second largest diamond consuming market. More Chinese people not only buy diamonds as a luxury, but also hold them as…

August 17, 2015

World’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre halted by rally

The Indian diamond unit came to a grinding halt as manufacturers and workers participated in the Patidar rally demanding reservation under OBC (other backward communities) quota.

August 10, 2015

Antarctica may hold the key to regulating mining in space

As we turn our eyes to the skies, we should also look south to gain some insight into governance matters in outer space.

August 10, 2015

Zimbabwe platinum export tax shelved for now

The country had introduced the levy on raw platinum exports in January, aiming to encourage local processing of the metal.

August 6, 2015

World’s best opal to be displayed at SA museum

Valued at more than $1 million.

August 4, 2015

Marange: Consolidation not the answer

Surely, its time to go back to sanity, pick up the idea mooted first by ACR and form a joint venture with De Beers and then join in with Botswana…