May 15, 2013

‘Perfect’ diamond sells for $26.7m at auction

The flawless 101.73 carat gem set a new world price record.

May 14, 2013

Gemstone miner Richland Resources’ results affected by illegal mining

Unregulated miners in Tanzania are hurting operations and the extraction of high quality tanzanite gems.

May 14, 2013

Lucara Diamond Corp. first quarter results

Company continues growth trend from last year.

May 14, 2013

Diamond mining in Africa

With 1.9 billion carats produced, the continent has mined about $158 billion worth of the gems.

May 13, 2013

Dominion Diamond boosts 2013 production guidance

Company also forecast $730 million in sales for the 2014 fiscal year.

May 13, 2013

Brazil Minerals, Inc. adds gold revenues to its diamond sales

Company acquires majority ownership of producing mine.

May 9, 2013

Petra Diamonds boosts production and sales

Company says the rough diamond market continues on a firmer trend.

May 8, 2013

Police arrest 31 suspects for $50m diamond robbery in Belgium

VIDEO: Authorities also recovered many of the gemstones, a bunch of money and a few luxury cars.

May 8, 2013

Why Australia is the richest mining territory in one table

Income generated by the mining sector accounted for 6% of GDP in 2012.

May 8, 2013

Transfer pricing: resource nationalism’s new battleground?

Moves to tighten tax collection and enforcement are a natural accompaniment to more stringent fiscal and local content regimes.