August 27, 2013

Finest blue diamond in the market for ‘only’ $9.8 million

The Royal Blue may seem a bargain when compared to Sotheby’s Hong Kong recently announced 7.59-carat coloured rock, expected to fetch $19 million.

August 26, 2013

Skills shortages in mining a major barrier to Canadian competitiveness

Strong co-operation between government and private sector is needed to address challenges.

August 21, 2013

10 amazing mining facts you probably didn’t know

Which metal is 100% recyclable?

August 20, 2013

Sierra Leone diamond exports jumps 43% in first half of 2013

The African diamond exporter shipped out diamonds worth $102 million in the first half of the year.

August 20, 2013

Sotheby’s expects at least $19m for this rare blue diamond

The rock, about the size of a shirt button, is the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever graded by a laboratory.

August 16, 2013

Australian mining company sues Botswana

Mount Burgess sues after Botswana denies license renewal.

August 16, 2013

Forget graphene and diamonds: scientists find new supermaterial

Carbyne is also around twice as stiff as the stiffest known materials.

August 14, 2013

Study finds India holds vast reserves of diamonds

Geologists identified a 200,000 square km-area in India’s south that holds perfect conditions for diamond formation.

August 14, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: The basics of buying jewellery

This are the main reasons that motivate people to pay sometimes very large sums for luxurious ornaments.

August 13, 2013

Mugabe stirs nationalist fervor, pushes forward with indigenisation

Policy of 51% local-owned companies gaining strength.