October 15, 2013 Russia begins sale of $8.7 billion state-owned diamond miner Sale's final price to be announced on Oct. 28.
October 15, 2013 Friedland wants South Africa to be the ‘Silicon Valley’ for platinum In other words, he hopes to create a “Platinum Valley.”
October 14, 2013 Rio’s Argyle Phoenix diamond fetches $2 million "We are delighted with the results for the 2013 tender collection which are a reflection of their rarity, provenance and global reach."
October 11, 2013 Gem Diamonds fetches over $12m for two of its Lesotho gems Since Gem Diamonds took control of the Letseng mine in 2006 the mine, it has produced four of the top 20 largest white gem quality rocks on record.
October 10, 2013 Largest orange diamond expected to fetch $20 million at Christie’s auction The 14.82-carat gem goes under the hammer 24 hours before rival Sotheby's auctions its $60 million pink diamond.
October 8, 2013 Diamond-bearing pebble proves comet collided with Earth 28 million years ago The finding is the first definitive proof of a comet exploding in the Earth's atmosphere.
October 7, 2013 Egg-sized ‘perfect’ white diamond fetches record $30.8 million in Hong Kong The previous record for a perfect white diamond was set by Christie’s 101.73-carat gem, sold for almost $27 million in May.
October 4, 2013 Russia seizes 57,000 diamonds and gemstones from accused official The ex-defence official is accused of 12 counts of corruption.
October 4, 2013 Firestone revenue jumps 52% Focuses on ramping up producing in Lesotho, with goal of over one million carats per year.
October 4, 2013 Belo Sun ups gold estimate at flagship project in Brazil Measured and indicated pit constrained mineral resources now stand at 5.1 million ounces of gold, up almost 10% from a previous estimate.
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