January 21, 2014

Petra Diamonds finds 29.6 carat blue diamond in South African mine

Value of the freshly unearthed rare gem could easily exceed $60 million.

January 20, 2014

De Beers not ruling out expansion of its Victor diamond mine in Canada

The process, which will include public consultation, could allow the firm to open the so-called “Tango Extension” in 2018.

January 16, 2014

Israel’s diamond exports rising while industry battles legislators

Israel's polished diamond exports rose by 12% over the past year, after a 23% dip in 2012.

January 15, 2014

IT giant Intel takes the conflict mineral bull by the horns

From now on every microprocessor the company uses will be made entirely with conflict-free minerals.

January 14, 2014

Massive diamond fields discovered in Zimbabwe to save the country’s industry

Authorities are calling them the "the billion dollar diamond fields," though little exploration has taken place so far.

January 8, 2014

How contrarians play bear markets in resources: Rick Rule

Your willingness to buy a stock should not be diminished by the fact that it has fallen in price. In everyday purchases, we want to buy things that are selling…

January 7, 2014

Diamond Services to Introduce New Screening Technology for the Detection of Loose and Mounted Synthetic Diamonds

"We have developed a device, in close cooperation with the Faculty of Chemistry of one of the world's leading academic institutions that screens colourless diamonds, in all sizes, shapes and…

January 5, 2014

Gold-diamond soap with ‘special psychological and spiritual’ powers for only $2,800

It'll surely make you think twice about showering and washing your hands often enough.

January 3, 2014

Lucapa Diamond unearths 32.2 carat rock from Angola mine

It's the fourth largest diamond recovered at Lulo mine to date.

December 31, 2013

‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013

While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.